Franklin-Clinton Sandstone Quarry

Past Producer in Franklin 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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082171
MRDS ID W044828
Record type Site
Current site name Franklin-Clinton Sandstone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.14065, 44.87164 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Relative position 1.61 MILES N 09 W OF BM 1298 IN BELLMONT CENTER NEW YORK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chasm Falls(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 Franklin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Potsdam Sandstone
    Rock description Potsdam Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.14065, 44.87164

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1958
Year of last production 1962

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Franklin-Clinton Sandstone Co
    First year 1962

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1986 Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) New York State Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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