New York · Washington County
Past Producer

Penrhyn Slate Co Quarries

Washington County, New York, United States
SlateDimension
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Commodities
PrimarySlate, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsSlate
Geology
Host rockSlate · Hatch Hill
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1852
Last production1975
Identification
Deposit ID10081480
MRDS IDW033526
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates43.43942, -73.28703
References
NEVIUS, J.N., 1901, ROOFING SLATE QUARRIES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: NEW YORK STATE GEOLOGIST 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, P 145, 145DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 586, P. 124, PL. 22.SMOCK, J.C., 1888, BUILDING STONE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSUEM BULLETIN 3, P. 138-139LUEDKE, 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