Mr. Tim Conboy

Tim Conboy

Barton Quarries

1557 State Route 9

Lake George, NY 12845

Phone: (518) 798 5462, Ext. 28

USA/Canada: (800) 792 5462

Fax: (518) 798 5728

Email: tqconboy@barton.com

Tim Conboy Lake George, NY 12845

Tim Conboy

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Tel: (518)798-5462 ext. 28

E-mail: tqconboy@barton.com

Garnet Gem granite is highlighted by deep red garnet crystals that typically range 1â„4 to 3â„4 inches in diameter, explained Tim Conboy,

Vice President of Strategic Planning for Barton Mines Co.The garnet crystals are set against a background of black hornblende, pale green/white feldspar and random linear veins of varying colors.Conboy also pointed out that garnet is a popular gemstone, as it is the official New York State gem as well as the official birthstone for the month of January.In addition to its unique aesthetics, Conboy said Garnet Gem granite features high durability, and is resistant to scratching, heat and staining.
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Annual block production stands at over 500 cubic meters, and this total is expected to grow, according to Conboy and Christopher Wyatt, Operations Manager for Barton Quarries.

Though not the actual "Freedom Stone," Conboy says, "In our business, and where we quarry, we typically mine ten-by-five-by-five-foot blocks."
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"Basically we got an inquiry from a company called Innovative Stone in Long Island [Hauppauge, N.Y.] in early June," says Tim Conboy, vice president for strategic planning of the Barton Group, a fifth-generation family company and parent company of Barton Mines, with headquarters in Lake George, N.Y. "Innovative Stone is a stone fabricator.They supply a lot of countertops; they do a lot of commercial projects involving stone.They contacted us in early June and had a real interest in getting a block of stone one, becasue we have a nice looking stone and two, because garnet is the official stone of New York State and our granite is laced with garnet crystals."

The Barton Mines Company had other plans for the future cornerstone-it was going to be sent to Quebec where it would be cut into slabs for countertops-until fate stepped in.

"At first we didn't know what it was going for," says Conboy.
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Seeing coverage of the rock in all major New York newspapers was gratifying, says Conboy."We are real excited to be part of something like this, and we hope it translates into some pride in the local Adirondack/North Country community."

Of those sixty or so employees at the North Creek quarry whose daily business it is to mine massive blocks of granite, Conboy says "…They really take pride in this."

"It would have ended up as someone's countertop," said Tim Conboy, the vice president for strategic planning of the Barton Group in Lake George, N.Y., which owns the quarry about 30 miles northwest, near North River.
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When Mr. Conboy learned the real purpose, he said he told his colleagues, "We better make sure we get them the best darned block we've got."

Contact Person: Tim Conboy, Technical Products Sales Manager
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Contact Person: Tim Conboy, Technical Products Sales Manager