. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. igS NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM the waste to the dump. Both openings extend downward vertically, both with the bedding, which dips easterly about 400 in the south quarry and westerly 500 to 6o° in the north, the dip reversing within a distance of 100 feet. There are few open joints or fissures, though one rather conspicuous opening in the southern quarry ex- tends to a depth of 50 feet. There are occasional bunches of sili- cates and a little pyrite appears on some of the joint Fig. 17 South Dover marble in thin section. Enlarged 1
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. igS NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM the waste to the dump. Both openings extend downward vertically, both with the bedding, which dips easterly about 400 in the south quarry and westerly 500 to 6o° in the north, the dip reversing within a distance of 100 feet. There are few open joints or fissures, though one rather conspicuous opening in the southern quarry ex- tends to a depth of 50 feet. There are occasional bunches of sili- cates and a little pyrite appears on some of the joint Fig. 17 South Dover marble in thin section. Enlarged 10 times The South Dover Marble Co. has a cutting and polishing works at Wingdale station with which the quarries are connected by an electric tram. The product has been used in many large structures in New York and the eastern cities, and is one of the standard architectural materials of this county. Some of the important buildings in which it may be seen are the Tiffany Building, Blair Building, Stock Exchange (interior), Masonic Temple and Charles Building in New York, Essex County court house in New Jersey, Munsey Building and House of Representatives office building in Washington. Dover White Marble Company's quarry The quarry recently worked by the Dover White Marble Co. lies on the east bank of Tenmile creek il/2 miles northwest of the South Dover Company's quarry. It is a small side-hill opening in a white dolomitic marble which is streaked or banded with gray. The bands consist of quartz and sericitic layers, arranged parallel to the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State Museum. Albany : University of the State of New York
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