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J.C. Reed Quarry

Past Producer in Essex county in New York, United States with commodity Marble, Dimension
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090017
MRDS ID W044897
Record type Site
Current site name J.C. Reed Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.58147, 44.04664 (WGS84)
Elevation 408
Relative position 3.7 MILES S 84 W OF BM 796 IN MORIAH CENTER NEW YORK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Essex(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Witherbee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Champlain South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Essex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.58147, 44.04664
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State Park

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 7.62M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEMP, J.F., AND RUEDEMANN, R., 1910, GEOLOGY OF THE ELIZABETHTOWN AND PORTHENRY QUADRANGLE: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 138, P 152

  • 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 439

  • Deposit

    NEWLAND, D.H., 1916, THE QUARRY MATERIAL OF NEW YORK-GRANITE GNEISS, TRAP AND MARBLE: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 181, P 205, 206

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1985 Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) New York State Geological Survey

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