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Education Department Bulletin 



Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York 



Batered as second-dass matter March 3, 1908, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., under 



the act of Congress of July 16, 1894 



NO. 426 



ALBANY, N. Y. 



JULY I, 1908 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 

 Museum bulletin 120 



THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY Jlx 



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NEW YORK STATE 



REPORT OFOPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION DURING 



1907 



BY 



D. H. NEWLAND 



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Preface 5 



Introduction 6 



Mineral production of New 



York in 1904 9 



Mineral production of New 



York in 1905 10 



Mineral production of New 



York in 1906 11 



Mineral prc.duction of New 



York in 1907 12 



Arsenical ore 12 



Cement -. 13 



Clay 15 



Production of clay materials. , . 16 



Manufacture of building brick. . 19 



Other clay materials 22 



New manufacturers of clay ma- 



lerials 23 



Pottery 24 



Cru^e clay 25 



Diatomaceous earth 25 



Emery 26 



Feldspar 27 



Garnet s8 



HAGE 



Graphite 29 



Gypsum 31 



Iron ores 34 



Millstones 38 



IMineral paipt 4^ 



Mineral springs 41 



Natural gas 44 



Petroleum 48 



Pyrite 50 



Salt 52 



Sand 56 



Sand-lime brick 57 



Slate 58 



Stone 59 



Production of stone 59 



Granite 61 



Limestone 63 



Marble 67 



Sandstone 69 



Production of sandstone 69 



Trap 71 



Talc 'J2 



Zinc and lead 74 



Index "j-^ 



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