| Deposit ID | 10082139 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044778 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nickerson Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.14541, 44.56137 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 117 |
| Relative position | 2.35 MILES S 41 E OF BM 363 ON THE GRASS RIVER IN CANTON NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Lawrence(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Canton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | St. Lawrence |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Marble, Dimension | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||
| |||
| (1) | -75.14541, 44.56137 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nickerson Farm |
| First year | 1902 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044778 |
LOGAN, W.N., 1904, ECONOMIC PRODUCTS OF ST LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT, VOL 56, PT 1., P. 119
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 420
NEWLAND, D.H., 1916, THE QUARRY MATERIAL OF NEW YORK-GRANITE, GNEISS, TRAP, AND MARBLE: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETINS 181, P 192
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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