| Deposit ID | 10089998 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044772 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Howard's Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Lower Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.53153, 44.68331 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 91 |
| Relative position | 2.95 MILES NORTH OF BM 317 ON THE BLACK LAKE ROAD IN THE TOWN OF OSWEGATCHIE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Lawrence(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ogdensburg West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | St. Lawrence |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Dolomite | Primary |
| Result | 58.17% COCO3 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ogdensburg Dolostone | ||||
| Rock description | Ogdensburg Dolostone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -75.53153, 44.68331 |
|---|
| 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 | W044772 |
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. 391
RIES, HEINRICH, 1901, LIME AND CEMENT INDUSTRY OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 44, V. 8, P 812-813
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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