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Mineral Resources of the United States - Calendar Years 1889 and 1890

J. W. Powell, Director

David T. Day, Chief of Division of Mining Statistics and Technology

Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 1892

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Introduction – pp. VII

Summary – pp. 1

Stone, by William C. Day - 373

Limestone – 373

Production – 373

Uses - 374

Granite – 374

Production – 374

Uses - 374

Sandstone – 374

Production – 374

Uses - 375

Marble  - 375

Production – 541

Slate - 376

Production – 376

Uses - 376

Bluestone - 376

Production – 376

Uses - 377

(The following state sections are included in the “Stone” section of this document.)

Alabama - 377

Limestone – 377

Sandstone – 377

New and prospective developments – 377

Arizona - 378

Sandstone and Limestone – 378

New and prospective developments – 378

Arkansas – 378

Sandstone – 378

Limestone – 378

Granite – 378

Slate – 379

New and prospective developments – 379

California – 380

Granite – 380

New and prospective developments – 382

Sandstone – 382

Marble – 382

New and prospective developments – 382

Slate – 382

Limestone – 383

Colorado – 383

Granite – 383

Sandstone – 384

New and prospective developments – 384

Limestone – 384

Marble – 385

Connecticut – 385

Granite – 385

Sandstone – 385

Limestone – 385

New and prospective developments – 386

Delaware – 386 (Granite)

Florida – 386 (Limestone and Sandstone)

Georgia – 386

Granite – 386

Marble – 387

New and prospective developments – 387

Slate – 388

Limestone – 388

Sandstone – 388

Idaho – 388

Sandstone – 388

Marble – 388

Illinois – 388

Limestone – 388

Sandstone – 390

Indiana – 390

Limestone – 390

Sandstone – 393

Iowa – 393

Limestone – 393

Sandstone – 394

Kansas – 394

Limestone – 394

Sandstone – 395

Kentucky – 395

Limestone – 395

Sandstone – 396

Maine – 396

Granite – 396

Limestone – 398

Slate – 398

New and prospective developments – 398

Maryland – 398

Granite – 398

New and prospective developments – 399

Sandstone – 399

Limestone – 399

New and prospective developments – 399

Slate – 399

Marble – 400

New and prospective developments – 400

Massachusetts – 400

Granite – 400

New and prospective developments – 402

Sandstone – 402

Limestone – 403

Marble – 403

Michigan – 403

Sandstone – 403

Limestone – 403

Slate – 403

Marble – 403

Minnesota – 403

Granite – 404

Sandstone – 404

Limestone – 404

Missouri – 405

Granite - 405

Sandstone – 405

Limestone – 406

Onyx – 408

Montana – 408

Granite – 408

Limestone – 408

Sandstone – 408

Nebraska – 408

Limestone – 408

Nevada – 409

Granite – 409

Sandstone – 409

New Hampshire – 409

Granite – 409

New and prospective developments – 409

Sandstone – 409

New Jersey – 410

Granite – 410

New and prospective developments – 410

Sandstone – 410

Limestone – 410

Slate – 410

New and prospective developments – 410

Bluestone – 411

New Mexico – 411

Sandstone – 411

Limestone – 411

Ricolite – 411

New York – 411

Granite – 411

Sandstone - 411

New and prospective developments – 412

Bluestone – 412

New and prospective developments – 413

Limestone – 413

New and prospective developments – 414

Marble – 414

New and prospective developments – 414

Slate – 414

New and prospective developments – 414

North Carolina – 414

Granite – 414

New and prospective developments – 414

Sandstone – 415

Marble – 415

Slate – 415

Ohio – 415

Sandstone – 415

New and prospective developments – 416

Limestone – 417

Oregon – 418

Granite – 418

Limestone – 418

Sandstone – 418

New and prospective developments – 418

Marble – 418

Pennsylvania – 418

Granite – 418

New and prospective developments – 419

Sandstone – 419

New and prospective developments – 420

Bluestone – 420

Limestone – 420

New and prospective developments – 424

Slate – 424

New and prospective developments – 427

Marble – 427

Rhode Island – 427

Granite – 427

Sandstone – 428

Limestone – 428

South Carolina – 428

Granite – 428

New and prospective developments – 428

Limestone – 428

Marble – 428

South Dakota – 428

Granite – 428

Sandstone – 429

New and prospective developments – 429

Limestone – 429

Tennessee – 429

Sandstone – 429

Limestone – 429

Marble – 429

New and prospective developments – 430

Slate – 430

Texas – 431

Granite – 431

Sandstone – 431

Limestone – 431

Utah – 432

Sandstone – 432

New and prospective developments – 432

Limestone – 432

Granite – 432

Marble – 432

Slate – 432

Vermont – 432

Granite - 433

New and prospective developments – 433

Sandstone – 433

Limestone – 433

Marble – 433

New and prospective developments – 434

Slate – 434

New and prospective developments – 435

Virginia – 435

Granite – 435

New and prospective developments – 436

Sandstone – 436

New and prospective developments – 436

Limestone – 436

Slate – 436

Marble – 436

New and prospective developments – 437

Washington – 437

Limestone – 437

Sandstone – 437

Granite – 437

West Virginia – 437

Sandstone – 437

Limestone – 437

Wisconsin – 438

Granite – 438

Sandstone – 438

Limestone – 439

Wyoming – 440

Sandstone – 440

Limestone – 440

Marble - 440

Buhrstones – 456

Grindstones – 458

Oilstones and Whetstones, etc. – 460

Cement – 461

Production – 461

Price – 462

New Developments – 463

Lithographic Stone – 519

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