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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Mineral production in New York in 191 7 



UNIT OF 



MEASUREMENT 



QUANTITY 



VA1.UE 



Portland cement 



Natural cement 



Building brick 



Pottery 



Other clay products . . . 



Crude clay 



Emery 



Feldspar and quartz . . . 



Garnet 



Graphite 



Gypsum 



Iron ore 



Millstones 



Metallic paint a 



Mineral waters 



Natural gas 



Petroleum 



Pyrite 



Salt 



Molding sand 



Other sand and gravel . 



Sand -lime brick 



Slate 



Granite 



Limestone 



Marble 



Sandstone 



Trap 



Talc 



Zinc ore b 



Other materials c 



Total value . 



Barrels. . . . 

 Barrels .... 

 Thousands . 



Short tons . 

 Short tons . 

 Short tons. 

 Short tons . 

 Pounds . . . . 

 Short tons . 

 Long tons . 



Short tons 



Gallons 



1000 cubic feet. 



Barrels 



Long tons 



Barrels 



Short tons 



Short tons 



Thousands 



Short tons . 

 Short tons . 



5 408 726 



57 629 



660 183 



II 894 



15 941 



14 271 



4 786 



941 040 



606 268 



356 on 



12 557 



7 819 314 



8 371 747 

 879 685 



57 075 



15 457 636 



650 427 



6 468 586 



15 535 



74 671 

 47 961 



050 



41 

 118 

 076 

 232 



51 

 170 



65 

 193 

 261 

 036 



381 

 22 



37 

 562 



499 

 850 

 354 

 371 



2 237 

 130 



55 

 182 



4 406 

 249 

 760 

 684 

 881 



I 059 

 100 



656 



395 

 966 



817 

 616 



505 

 223 

 638 

 440 



548 

 820 



333 

 103 

 282 

 874 

 303 

 378 

 000 

 713 

 550 

 897 

 626 

 207 



515 

 729 

 180 

 582 

 550 

 462 

 186 



51 935 094 



a Iron ore sold for paint manufacture. 



b Quantity represents crude ore and value represents the estimated value of the zinc contents 

 based upon the average selling prices of spelter in 19 17. 



f Includes apatite, diatomaceous earth, gasoline, peat and marl; value is partly estimated. 



