New York · Washington County
Past Producer

Manhattan Red Slate Quarries

Washington County, New York, United States
SlateDimension
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Commodities
PrimarySlate, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsSlate
Geology
Host rockSlate
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1872
Last production1882
Identification
Deposit ID10081467
MRDS IDW033510
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates43.34165, -73.28647
References
NEVIUS, J.N., 1901, ROOFING SLATE QUARRIES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: NEW YORK STATE GEOLOGIST 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, P 146DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 586, P 124, PL. 22LUEDKE, 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