| Deposit ID | 10081524 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033587 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Quarry Switch |
| Alternate or previous names | Wolf Creek Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.87788, 43.1047 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 183 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 4.8 MILES N 68 W OF BM 314 IN SARATOGA SPRINGS NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saratoga(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Middle Grove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hudson-Hoosic(hydrologic unit)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Saratoga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Granite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Granite | Ore |
| (1) | -73.87788, 43.1047 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1825 |
| Year of last production | 1882 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Mark, West Troy N. Y. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033587 |
SMOCK, J.C., 1888, BUILDING STONE IN STATE OF NEW: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 3, P. 12, 32-33
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. 396, 399
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-84 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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