| Deposit ID | 10081664 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033933 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ely Slate Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Howard Slate Co. Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.1892, 43.8639 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 152 |
| Relative position | 1.55 MILES NNE OF THE BRIDGE IN NORTH THETFORD, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orange(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lyme(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Waits River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Orange |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Slate | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gile Mountain Formation, Meetinghouse Slate Member | ||||
| Rock description | Gile Mountain Formation, Meetinghouse Slate Member | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.1892, 43.8639 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 E |
| Dip | 75-90E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1825 |
| Year of last production | 1875 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033933 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND339 |
HADLEY, J.B., 1950, GEOLOGY OF THE BRADFORD-THETFORD AREA ORANGE COUNTY, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 1, P. 35.
ADAMS, C.B., 1846, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), PP. 240-241.
HITCHCOCK, E., ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT: CLAREMONT MFG. CO.; (CLAREMONT, NH). P. 793.
Hadley, J.G., 1950, Geology Of The Bradford-Thetford Area, Orange County, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 1.Hadley, J.G., 1950, Geology Of The Bradford-Thetford Area, Orange County, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 1.
Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.
Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONSTRUCTION OF INTERSTATE 91 MAY HAVE BURIED THIS SITE. ANOTHER QUARRY WAS OPENED NE OF LAKE FAIRLEE IN THE MEETINGHOUSE SLATE. LITTLE WORK WAS DONE ON IT. (HITCHCOCK, 1861). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| 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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