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Hudson Limestone Quarry

Producer in Columbia county in New York, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067453
MRDS ID W000213
Record type Site
Current site name Hudson Limestone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.77677, 42.23832 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Columbia(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hudson South(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 Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.77677, 42.23832
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Limestone Member

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GENERALLY GRAY, THICK BEDS, SUB-CRYSTALLINE, HARD, MASSIVE, BEDS 4 INCHES TO 6 FEET THICK; GOOD POLISH, MERRILL, 1895, PG. 434; QUARRY AREA 1963 AMS TOPO "HUDSON SOUTH", 1963, 1:24,000, SHOWS QUARRY AREA AS 2 MILES LONG NORTH-SOUTH, 3/4 MILE WIDE EAST-WEST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ABOUT 1890 - 1952

Mining district

District name Southeast New York

Comments on the production information

  • CONSTRUCTION STONE; 2 CEMENT PLANTS IN AREA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERRILL, F. J. H., 1904, "MAP ECONOMIC DEPOSITS OF N.Y.", 1:750,000; N.Y.S. MUSEUM, 23RD REPORT

  • Deposit

    MERRILL, F. J. H., 1895, "MINERAL RESOURCES OF N.Y.S.", N.Y.S. MUSEUM, V.3, NO. 15, PG. 423-434

  • Deposit

    GRAHAM, J. A., 1952, "MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF N.Y.S.", N.Y.S. MUSEUM, N.Y.S. SCIENCE SERVICE

  • Production

    MERRILL, 1904

Reporter information

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

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