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University ol the State of Sew Yerk diwduu 



Entered as second-class matter August 2, 1013. at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., 

 under the act of August 24, 1912 



Published fortnightly 



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Xo. 602 



ALBANY, N. Y. 



November i, 191 5 



New York State Museum 



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John M. Clarke, Director 



Museum Bulletin 178 

 THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY 



OF 



NEW YORK STATE 



REPORT OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION DURING 1914 



BY 



D. H. NEWLAND 



PAGE 



Introduction 7 



Mineral production of New York 1 o 



Asbestos 11 



Cement 14 



Clay 17 



Production of clay materials ... 17 



Common building brick 19 



Front brick 23 



Common hollow brick .*. . 24 



Fireproofing 24 



Paving brick 24 



Terra cotta. ... 25 



Drain tile 25 



Pottery 26 



Crude clay 26 



29 



Garnet 50 



33 



35 



PAGE 



Iron ore 36 



Millstones 39 



Mineral paint 41 



Mineral waters 42 



Natural gas 45 



Petroleum 47 



Salt 50 



Sand and gravel 53 



Sand-lime brick 55 



Stone 



Production of stone 58 



Granite 59 



• Limestone 



a i arble . . . 

 ndstone 



Trap 







Zinc 



MS9 T 



THE I VIA OF Tr 



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NOV 28 1935 



