Mine detail: Whitney Marble Quarry

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Location: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.30304, -75.49209
dep_id: 10082147
mrds_id: W044796
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Marble, Dimension
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
gangue: Muscovite, Tourmaline
orebody_fm: BLANKET
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_type: Marble
References:
  • Deposit:: NEWLAND, D.H., 1913, THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY OF NEW YORK STATE: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 166, P 87
  • Deposit:: SMOCK, J.C., 1888, BUILDING STONE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK STATE: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 3, P 42
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