| Deposit ID | 10082153 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044806 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tuppers Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.15347, 44.60442 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 116 |
| Relative position | .90 MILES N 60 E OF BM 393 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 |
|---|---|
| Granite | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -75.15347, 44.60442 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044806 |
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. 399
MARTIN, J.C., 1916, THE PRE CAMBRIAN ROCKS OF THE CANTON QUADRANGLE: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 185, P87
SMOCK, J.C., 1888, BUILDING STONE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 3, P12
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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