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Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Hk-026

Producer in Putnam county in New York, United States with commodity Stone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068240
MRDS ID W001192
Record type Site
Current site name Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Hk-026
Related records 10207431

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.96206, 41.42805 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Putnam(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hudson-Wappinger(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Putnam

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. TOPO SHOWS QUARRY 1200 FEET LONG NORTH TO SOUTH AND 600 FEET WIDE EAST TO WEST, WITH WORKING FACE 200 FEET HIGH TO NORTH AND EAST.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Granite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.96206, 41.42805
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Granitic Intrusives And Sedimentary Beds.

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COMPLEX GEOLOGIC ZONE OF INTENSELY FOLDED, FAULTED, AND INTRUDED PRE CAMBRIAN ROCK UNITS OF SE. NEW YORK HIGHLANDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ABOUT 1957

Mining district

District name Philipstown

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. SIZE OF PIT INDICATES LARGE PRODUCTION OF CRUSHED STONE

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS IN HIGH, STEEP SIDED RIDGE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 365.76M
    Overall width 182.88M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS, TOPO, 1957, "WEST POINT", AT 1:24000 SHOWS QUARRY BY SYMBOL, OVERPRINT AND TOPOGRAPHY

  • Production

    USGS, TOPO, "WEST POINT", 1957.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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