Mine detail: Southern Quarry

Previously called 'Prospect Hill Quarry'

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Location: Essex County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.4908, -73.46619
dep_id: 10082235
mrds_id: W044933
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Granite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_type: Gneiss
Year first produced: 1880
yr_lst_prd: 1890
References:
  • Deposit:: LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P 387
  • Deposit:: NEWLAND, D.H., 1916, THE QUARRY MATERIALS OF NEW YORK, GRANITE, GNEISS, TRAP, AND MARBLE: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 181, P 98-99
  • Deposit:: SMOCK, J.C., 1888, BUILDING STONE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 3, P 33-34
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