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The '''Alabastine Mine''' is an underground [[gypsum]] mine in [[Wyoming, Michigan]], originally dug by hand in 1907. |
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 |
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==Plaster production== |
==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'. |
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'. |
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==Use as a Fallout Shelter== |
==Use as a Fallout Shelter== |
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New access elevators to the mine were constructed in to convert the mine to a storage area. |
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.]] |
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==Storage Facility== |
==Storage Facility== |
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Since 1957, the mine has been operated by Michigan Natural Storage as a 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 |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 |
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==External links== |
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* [http://woodtv.triton.net/news/gypsummines/mineinventory.pdf Kent County Inventory of Underground Mines ] |
* [http://woodtv.triton.net/news/gypsummines/mineinventory.pdf Kent County Inventory of Underground Mines ] |
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* [http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/pdf/2010/eastern/abstracts/ndx_ringerwol.pdf 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.sauktown.com/field10Alabastine.htm Alabastine Mine (with photos) ] |
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* [http://kent.migenweb.net/baxter1891/38gypsum.html CHAPTER XXXVIII: |
* [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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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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Revision as of 23:34, 21 July 2011
| Location | |
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| Location | Wyoming, Michigan |
| State | Michigan |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Production | |
| Products | gypsum |
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| Opened | 1907 |
| Owner | |
| Website | http://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
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
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.
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.[2]
References
- ^ "Alabastine Mine, Kent Co., Michigan, USA". Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ 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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External links
- Kent County Inventory of Underground Mines
- Mapping the Michigan Natural Storage Gypsum Mine Using a Geological Information System
- Alabastine Mine (with photos)
- 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)