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Saxton Sandstone Quarry

Producer in Ulster county in New York, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067446
MRDS ID W000201
Record type Site
Current site name Saxton Sandstone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.99734, 42.1511 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ulster(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cementon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pittsfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Hudson(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Ulster

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.99734, 42.1511
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sandstone Member

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GENERALLY BLUE, HARD, DURABLE, COMPACT, FINE-GRAINED SANDSTONE IN BEDS INCHES TO 6 FEET THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years UNKNOWN

Mining district

District name Hudson Valley

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AMS TOPO MAP, 1963, "SAUGERTIES", 1:24,000 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 4 OTHER SRC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1971 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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