Boston & Maine Quarry

Past Producer in Piscataquis county in Maine, United States with commodity Slate, Dimension
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10121177
MAS/MILS ID 0230210021
Record type Site
Current site name Boston & Maine Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -69.52718, 45.25325 (WGS84)
Elevation 262
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Piscataquis(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Monson West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dover-Foxcroft(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millinocket(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Piscataquis River(hydrologic unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic accounting unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Piscataquis

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Slate, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -69.52718, 45.25325

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, PHILIP & HINCKLEY,WM P, 1959, ME MINES & MINERALS,

  • Deposit

    VOL 2, PP. 37&65.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.