Jacobsville Sandstone: a candidate for nomination for “Global Heritage Stone Resource” from Michigan, USA

Authors

William I. Rose, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Erika Vye, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Carol A. Stein, University of Illinois at Chicago
David H. Malone, Illinois State University
John P. Craddock, Macalester College
Seth A. Stein, Northwestern University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2017

Abstract

Information mainly collected decades ago, during and following its quarrying years, is here reviewed for the Jacobsville Sandstone, a well-known red bed sandstone of Neoproterozoic age from Upper Michigan, USA. This formation is here proposed as a suitable “Global Heritage Stone Resource”. The Jacobsville is an excellent example of a heritage stone as it was used extensively all over Eastern North America from 1880 to 1920 in hundreds of prominent buildings in major cities and many small towns, including the famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. It was extensively mined from several quarry sites near Jacobsville, Michigan in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. The location is part of a significant geoheritage location, where native copper has also been mined for thousands of years.

Publisher's Statement

Publisher's version of record: http://dx.doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2017/v40i3/017024

Publication Title

Episodes

Recommended Citation

Rose, W. I., Vye, E., Stein, C. A., Malone, D. H., Craddock, J. P., & Stein, S. A. (2017). Jacobsville Sandstone: a candidate for nomination for “Global Heritage Stone Resource” from Michigan, USA. Episodes, 40(3), 213-219. http://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2017/v40i3/017024
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