Tillotson Prospect

Past Producer in Lamoille county in Vermont, United States with commodity Limestone, General
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081662
MRDS ID W033931
Record type Site
Current site name Tillotson Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.77511, 44.7172 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MILES NNW OF WATERVILLE VILLAGE, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lamoille(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jeffersonville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Mansfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Lamoille

Comments on the location information

  • TAKE THE FIRST LEFT NORTH OF WATERVILLE AFTER CROSSING THE RIVER. AFTER 1.6 MILES GO EAST 500 FEET TO OLD QUARRY.
  • Location From Dale (1914).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore
Calcite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Hazens Notch Formation
    Rock description Hazens Notch Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.77511, 44.7172

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 17 E
    Dip 40-55 NW
    Thickness 19.81M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1865
Year of last production 1865

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP 228-229.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 49.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1915, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN NO. 589, PP. 11-12.

  • Deposit

    CHRISTMAN, R.A., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT MANSFIELD QUADRANGLE, VT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 12, PLATE 1.

  • Deposit

    Christman, R.A., 1959, Geology Of The Mount Mansfield Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 12.Christman, R.A., 1959, Geology Of The Mount Mansfield Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 12.

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1915, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 589, 67 P.Dale, T.N., 1915, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 589, 67 P.

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont; 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont; 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHRISTMAN'S (1959) MAP SHOWS NO MARBLE IN THE VICINITY OF DALE'S (1923) LOCATION FOR THIS SITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

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

Beyond USGS

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