Potter Quarries

Past Producer in Washington county in New York, United States with commodity Slate, Dimension
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081469
MRDS ID W033513
Record type Site
Current site name Potter Quarries

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.25508, 43.50553 (WGS84)
Elevation 149
Relative position 1.75 MILES S5W OF BM 376 NORTH OF HAMPTON VILLAGE ON ROUTE 22A 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

Thorn Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ticonderoga(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
Slate, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Slate Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Mount Merino And Indian River
    Rock description Mount Merino And Indian River
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.25508, 43.50553

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N20W
    Dip 26 E 20 S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1875
Year of last production 1892

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 91.44M
    Overall length 91.44M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEVIUS, J.N., 1901, ROOFING SLATE QUARRIES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY; NEW YORK STATE GEOLOGIST 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 142

  • Deposit

    DALE, T. NELSON, 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 586, P. 124, PL. 22

  • Deposit

    LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P 441

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1984 Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) New York State Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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