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Nixon Red Slate Co.

Past Producer in Washington county in New York, United States with commodity Slate, Dimension
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089810
MRDS ID W033533
Record type Site
Current site name Nixon Red Slate Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.26342, 43.43469 (WGS84)
Elevation 165
Relative position .65 MILES N 85 E OF BM 401 NEAR MIDDLE GRANVILLE NEW YORK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Granville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Slate, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Slate Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Poultney
    Rock description Poultney
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.26342, 43.43469
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N 10 W
    Dip 36 E 10 S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1887
Year of last production 1899

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Nixon Red Slate Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner E. J. Johnson And Co

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.219HA
    Length 76.2M
    Overall depth 7.62M
    Overall length 76.2M
    Overall width 30.48M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEVIUS, J.N., 1901, ROOFING SLATES QUARRIES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: NEW YORK STATE GEOLOGIST 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 145

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 586, P. 124, PL. 22

  • Deposit

    SMOCK, J.C., 1888, BUILDING STONE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSUEM BULLETIN 3, P. 137-138

  • Deposit

    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. 441

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1984 Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) New York State Geological Survey

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