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Potsdam Sandstone Co. Quarry

Past Producer in St. Lawrence county in New York, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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  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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082132
MRDS ID W044762
Record type Site
Current site name Potsdam Sandstone Co. Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.97429, 44.62359 (WGS84)
Elevation 149
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position .86 MILES NORTH OF BM 560 IN HANNAWA FALLS NEW YORK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Lawrence(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Colton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Massena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York St. Lawrence

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.97429, 44.62359
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Two Vertical Jointing Systems, One Trending E-W, The Second N-S

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike S 25-65 W
    Dip 35-38 SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Potsdam Sandstone Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.355HA
    Length 82.3M
    Overall depth 12.19M
    Overall length 82.3M
    Overall width 45.72M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMOCK, J.C., 1888, BUILDING STONE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 3, P. 46-49

  • 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. 436

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-85 Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) New York State Geological Survey

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