New York · Washington County
Past Producer

Mettowee Red Slate Co. Quarry

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 rockShale · Poultney (B And C Members)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1897
Identification
Deposit ID10081476
MRDS IDW033521
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates43.47247, -73.29231
References
DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 586, P. 124, P 1.22SMOCK, J.C., 1888, BUILDING STONE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 3, P 140LUEDKE, 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