Education Department Bulletin 



Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York 



Entered «■ second-class matter June 34, 1908, at the Post OflSce at Albany. N. Y., under 



the act of July x6. 1894 



No. 496 



ALBANY. N. Y. 



June i, 1911 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 



Museum Bulletin 151 



THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY 



OF 



NEW YORK STATE 



REPORT OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION , DURING 1910 



BY 



D. H. NEWLAND 





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Introduction 5 



Mineral production of New York 9 



Cement 13 



Clay 16 



Production of clay materials ... 16 



Manufacture of building brick. 19 



Other clay materials 23 



Pottery 24 



Crude clay 25 



Emery 26 



Feldspar , 27 



Garnet 27 



Graphite 29 



Gypsum ; 30 



Iron ore 33 



Millstones 39 





PAGB 



Mineral waters. . 40 



Natural gas 45 



Petroleum , ■ 48 



Pyrite 50 



Salt 52 



Sand and gravel 56 



Slate 59 



Stone 60 



Production of stone 61 



Granite 6t 



Limestone 63 



Marble 67 



Sandstone 68 



Trap 72 



Talc .74 



Index 77 



M8r-Jei 1-2500 



ALBANY 



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