Dormansville Sandstone Quarry

Producer in Albany county in New York, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110245
MRDS ID W000235
Record type Site
Current site name Dormansville Sandstone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.99845, 42.49554 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Albany(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alcove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pittsfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Hudson(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Albany

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) Undifferentiated Lower Hamilton Group

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sandstone Member

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GRAY, COARSE-GRAINED, SPLITS WELL FOR SLABS, HARD, DURABLE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ABOUT 1890

Mining district

District name Hudson Valley

Comments on the production information

  • CONSTRUCTION STONE, PAVEMENT SLABS FOR NEARBY CITIES, FLAGGING STONE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERRILL, F. J. H., 1904, "MAP ECONOMIC DEPOSITS OF N.Y.", 1:750,000; N.Y.S. MUSEUM 23RD REPORT

  • Deposit

    MERRILL, F. J. H., 1895, "MINERAL RESOURCES OF N.Y.S.", N.Y.S. MUSEUM, V. 3, NO. 15, PG. 402

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1971 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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