| Deposit ID | 10082084 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044679 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Acton Island Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.06378, 44.2897 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2.84 MILES N 65.5 W OF BM 273 ON NEW YORK ROUTE 12 SOUTH OF IRWIN POINT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thousand Island Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cape Vincent(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Jefferson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Granite | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -76.06378, 44.2897 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044679 |
HARTNAGEL, C.A., AND BROUGHTON, J.G., 1951, THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRIES OF NEW YORK STATE, 1937 TO 1948: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 343, P. 104
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
NEWLAND, D.H., 1916, THE QUARRY MATERIALS OF NEW YORK-GRANITE, GNEISS, TRAP AND MARBLE: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 181, P. 70-74
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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