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Alsen Limestone Quarry

Producer in Greene 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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067457
MRDS ID W000219
Record type Site
Current site name Alsen Limestone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.91178, 42.16666 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greene(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 Greene

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.91178, 42.16666
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Limestone Member

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GENERALLY DARK BLUE TO GRAY, HARD, SUB-CRYSTALLINE, USUALLY ONLY THIN BEDDED IN AREA

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

Comments on the production information

  • PRESENT IN CEMENT PRODUCTION AREA; NEAR 3 CEMENT PLANTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRAHAM, J. A., 1952, "MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF N.Y.S.", 1:750,000; N.Y.S. SCIENCE SERVICE

General comments

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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