University ol the State of New York Bulletin 



August 2, 1913, at the Post Ofi 

 act of August 24, 19 1 2 



Published fortnightly 



Entered as second-class matter August 2, 1913, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., under the 



act of August 24, 19 1 2 



No. 549 



ALBANY, N. Y. 



August 15, 1913 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 

 Museum Bulletin 166 



THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY 



OF 



NEW YORK STATE 



REPORT OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION DURING 1912 



BY 



D. H. NEWLAND 



PAGE 



Introduction 5 



Mineral production of New York. 9 



Cement 10 



Clay 13 



Production of clay materials. ... 14 



Manufacture of building brick. . 17 



Other clay materials 22 



Pottery 23 



Crude clay 24 



Emery 25 



Feldspar 26 



Garnet 29 



Graphite 31 



Gypsum 33 



Iron ore 36 



Mineral waters 40 



PAGE 



Natural gas 44 



Petroleum 48 



Pyrite 52 



Salt 53 



Sand and gravel 57 



Sand -lime brick 62 



Stone ! . . 63 



Production of stone 64 



Granite 65 



Limestone 70 



Marble 78 



Sandstone 91 



Trap 99 



Talc 98 



Zinc 100 



Index 107 



