Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Gk-013

Past Producer in Putnam county in New York, United States with commodity Stone
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  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 10068236
MRDS ID W001188
Record type Site
Current site name Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Gk-013

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.67261, 41.35305 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Westchester(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Croton Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Hudson(hydrologic unit)

Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Putnam

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. LOCATION OF QUARRY APPROXIMATE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.67261, 41.35305

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Granitic Intrusive

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COMPLEX GEOLOGIC ZONE OF FAULTED AND METAMORPHOSED IGNEOUS AND SEDIMENTARY ROCK TYPES OF SE. NEW YORK HIGHLANDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ABOUT 1904

Mining district

District name Carmel

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PRODUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION STONE PROBABLY SMALL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK IN HILLY TERRAIN REMAINS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERRILL, F. J. H., 1904, "ECON. DEPOSITS MAP OF N. Y.", N. Y. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Production

    MERRILL, 1904.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MERRILL'S MAP AT 1:750000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL. ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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