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Smiths Basin Quarries

Past Producer in Washington 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081456
MRDS ID W033496
Record type Site
Current site name Smiths Basin Quarries

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.3487, 43.48276 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position .8 MILES S 37 E OF BM 142 IN SMITHS BASIN, NEW YORK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Granville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Trenton And Black River Group
    Rock description Trenton And Black River Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.3487, 43.48276
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1882
Year of last production 1925

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Keenan Lime Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEWLAND, P.H., 1921, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 223, 224, P 260

  • Deposit

    RIES, HEINRICH, 1901, LIME AND CEMENT INDUSTRIES OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 44 V. 8, P. 826

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-84 Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) New York State Geological Survey

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