New York State Museum Bulletin 



Entered as second-class matter November 27. 191S, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., 

 under the act of August 24, 1912 



Published monthly by The University of the State of New York 



Nos. 223, 224 



ALBANY, N. Y. 



July-August 1 91 9 



The University of the State of New York 

 New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 



THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF T 



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DAVID H. NEWLAND V -l^^*- ^\\^^ 



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Introduction 5 



Mineral production of New 



York 9 



General features of the geology of 

 New York and the distribution 



of the mineral resources . 12 



Nattiral limitations of mining in 



New York State. 23 



Apatite 26 



Arsenical ore 28 



Asbestos 30 



Barytas 33 



Carbon dioxide 35 



Cement 37 



Clay materials 47 



Diatomaceous earth 64 



Emery' 66 



Feldspar. 69 



Fluorite 77 



Fuller's earth 78 



Garnet 79 



Graphite 85 



Gypsum 9^ 



Iron ore loi 



Lead 140 



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Manganese ore 143 



Marl 145 



Mica 149 



Millstones 154 



Mineral paints 156 



Mineral waters 158 



Molybdenite 163 



Natural gas 165 



Peat 197 



Petroleum 203 



Pyrite 209 



Quartz 218 



Salt 221 



Sand and gravel 235 



Slate 242 



Stone 247 



Granite 250 



Litnestone 255 



Marble 269 



Sandstones 272 



Trap 279 



Strontium 281 



Talc 283 



Zinc 296 



Index 309 



ALBANY 



THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 



1921 



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