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The '''Alabastine Mine''' is an underground [[gypsum]] mine in [[Wyoming, Michigan]], originally dug by hand in 1907. The mine once included an underground stable for the mules used to haul the gypsum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mindat.org/loc-127051.html |title=Alabastine Mine, Kent Co., Michigan, USA
The '''Alabastine Mine''' is an underground [[gypsum]] mine in [[Wyoming, Michigan]], originally dug by hand in 1907. The mine once included an underground stable for the mules used to haul the gypsum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mindat.org/loc-127051.html |title=Alabastine Mine, Kent Co., Michigan, USA
|author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=1 February 2011}}
|access-date=1 February 2011}}
</ref>
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==Plaster production==
==Plaster production==
The gypsum from this mine was used to manufacture plaster, both for exterior use as [[stucco]] and for a tinted interior wall covering known as 'alabastine'.
The gypsum from this mine was used to manufacture plaster, both for exterior use as [[stucco]] and for a tinted interior wall covering known as 'alabastine'.

==Use as a Fallout Shelter==
==Use as a Fallout Shelter==
New access elevators to the mine were constructed in to convert the mine to a storage area. Parts of the mine served as a [[Cold War]] [[fallout shelter.]]
New access elevators to the mine were constructed in order to convert the mine to a storage area. Parts of the mine served as a [[Cold War]] [[fallout shelter.]]


==Storage Facility==
==Storage Facility==
Since 1957, the mine has been operated by Michigan Natural Storage as a storage facility. It leases space to a firm that provides [[microfilm]] records storage for many Michigan courthouses.<ref>{{cite news |title= |author= |first=Matt |last= Vande Bunte|authorlink= |url=http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2010/08/photos_rare_tour_of_undergroun.html
Since 1957, the mine has been operated by Michigan Natural Storage as a storage facility. It leases space to a firm that provides [[microfilm]] records storage for many Michigan courthouses.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matt |last= Vande Bunte|url=http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2010/08/photos_rare_tour_of_undergroun.html
|agency=m-live |newspaper= Grand Rapids Press|publisher= |location= |isbn= |issn= |oclc= |pmid= |pmd= |bibcode= |doi= |id= |date= |page= |pages= |accessdate= 5 February 2011 |quote= |title=Photos: Rare tour of underground record keeping center in Wyoming
|agency=m-live |newspaper= Grand Rapids Press|access-date= 5 February 2011 |title=Photos: Rare tour of underground record keeping center in Wyoming
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==See Also==
==External links==
* Kent County Inventory of Underground Mines [http://woodtv.triton.net/news/gypsummines/mineinventory.pdf]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223124/http://woodtv.triton.net/news/gypsummines/mineinventory.pdf Kent County Inventory of Underground Mines ]
* Mapping the Michigan Natural Storage Gypsum Mine Using a Geological Information System
* [http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/pdf/2010/eastern/abstracts/ndx_ringerwol.pdf Mapping the Michigan Natural Storage Gypsum Mine Using a Geological Information System ]
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* [http://www.sauktown.com/field10Alabastine.htm Alabastine Mine (with photos) ]
[http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/pdf/2010/eastern/abstracts/ndx_ringerwol.pdf]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111008130014/http://kent.migenweb.net/baxter1891/38gypsum.html CHAPTER XXXVIII: GYPSUM AND PLASTER OF PARIS. - Baxter, Albert, ''History of the City of Grand Rapids'', New York and Grand Rapids: Munsell & Company, Publishers, 1891. (Name Index)]
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* Alabastine Mine (with photos) [http://www.sauktown.com/field10Alabastine.htm]

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[[Category:Underground mines in the United States]]
[[Category:Underground mines in the United States]]
[[Category:Kent County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kent County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Grand Rapids – Wyoming metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Grand Rapids metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Mines in Michigan]]
[[Category:1907 establishments in Michigan]]

Latest revision as of 22:37, 12 December 2020

Alabastine Mine
Alabastine Mine office
Location
Alabastine Mine is located in Michigan
Alabastine Mine
Alabastine Mine
LocationWyoming
StateMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42°56′29″N 85°42′02.12″W / 42.94139°N 85.7005889°W / 42.94139; -85.7005889
Production
ProductsGypsum
History
Opened1907
Owner
Websitehttp://naturalstorage.com/

The Alabastine Mine is an underground gypsum mine in Wyoming, Michigan, originally dug by hand in 1907. The mine once included an underground stable for the mules used to haul the gypsum.[1]

Plaster production

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The gypsum from this mine was used to manufacture plaster, both for exterior use as stucco and for a tinted interior wall covering known as 'alabastine'.

Use as a Fallout Shelter

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New access elevators to the mine were constructed in order to convert the mine to a storage area. Parts of the mine served as a Cold War fallout shelter.

Storage Facility

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Since 1957, the mine has been operated by Michigan Natural Storage as a storage facility. It leases space to a firm that provides microfilm records storage for many Michigan courthouses.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Alabastine Mine, Kent Co., Michigan, USA". Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  2. ^ Vande Bunte, Matt. "Photos: Rare tour of underground record keeping center in Wyoming". Grand Rapids Press. m-live. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
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