| Deposit ID | 10069185 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002635 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Bernardston Slate Quarry |
| Related records | 10281380 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.57395, 42.68415 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE S.S.W. OF NORTH BERNARDSTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Franklin(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bernardston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ashuelot River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Franklin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Slate, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Slate | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock | ||
| Rock unit name | Leydon Argillite-Upper Part | ||
| Rock description | Leydon Argillite-Upper Part | ||
| |||
| (1) | Gile Mountain Formation |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bernardston Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002635 |
BALK, ROBERT, 1956, "BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF MASS., PORTION OF BERNARDSTON QUAD." MASS. - VT. USGS GQ-90 QUARRY LOCATION AND SHORT TEXT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ARGILLITE WITH THIN BEDS OF QUARTZITE; SMALL QUARRY ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1971 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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