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Rutland Fire Clay Co. Quarry

Past Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodities Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory)
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081645
MRDS ID W033911
Record type Site
Current site name Rutland Fire Clay Co. Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.93641, 43.5972 (WGS84)
Relative position 2.0 MILES SE OF THE JCT. OF RTS 7 AND 4 EAST, RUTLAND, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rutland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR THE OFFICE BUILDING.
  • Claypits Are 1000 Feet South and 1200 Feet North of Location Given

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THIS IS AN IMPURE KAOLINITE, RICH IN IRON.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Cheshire Quartzite;Winooski Dolomite
    Rock description Cheshire Quartzite;Winooski Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.93641, 43.5972
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT OCCURS WHERE THE CHESHIRE IS THRUST OVER THE WINOOSKI DOLOMITE.
  • Deposit Occurs Where the Cheshire Is Thrust Over the Winooski Dolomite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Discoverer Rufus Perkins.
Year of first production 1883
Year of last production 1965

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rutland Fire Clay Co. Rutland, Vt.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 AREAS WERE DEVELOPED. MOST OF THE PITS WERE 50 TO 70 FEET DEEP. THE AREAS TYPICALLY WERE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET SQUARE.

Comments on development

  • DEPOSIT WAS FIRST MINED FOR THE IRON IN THE RED CLAYS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H., 1908, MINERAL RESOURCES: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 6TH REPORT (1907-1908), PP.49-52.

  • Deposit

    JACOBS, E.C., 1926, THE CLAY DEPOSITS AND CLAY INDUSTRIES OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 15TH REPORT (1925-1926) P.210

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, DONALD, 1985, RUTLAND PRODUCTS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    Jacobs, E.C., 1926, The Clay Deposits And Clay Industries Of Vermont., 15th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1925-1926).Jacobs, E.C., 1926, The Clay Deposits And Clay Industries Of Vermont., 15th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1925-1926).

  • Deposit

    Perkins, G.H., 1908, 6th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1907-1908).Perkins, G.H., 1908, 6th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1907-1908).

  • Deposit

    Perkins, D., 1985, Rutland Products, Personal Communication.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S
Deposit Work Began Underground But the Roof Was Blown Off the Chamber To Facilitate Mining Operations.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-JAN-2003 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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