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Past Producer in Addison county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081666
MRDS ID W033936
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.37594, 43.85469 (WGS84)
Elevation 29
Relative position JUST SOUTH OF LARABEES POINT FERRY CROSSING, SHOREHAM, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Addison(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ticonderoga(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ticonderoga(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 Addison

Comments on the location information

  • THE QUARRY IS AT THE MARGIN OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE DOCCK AT LARABEE'S POINT.
  • Location From Adams (1845).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED AS A BUILDING STONE AND AS FLUX AT AN IRON WORKS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Orwell Limestone
    Rock description Orwell Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.37594, 43.85469
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1825
Year of last production 1845

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dr. E. W. Judd

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS WERE LOCATED RIGHT ON THE MARGIN OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN WHERE GOOD EXPOSURE WAS FOUND.

Comments on development

  • SOME OF THE STONE WAS USED IN BUILDINGS AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. THE IRON WORKS AT PORT HENRY USED THE STONE AS A FLUX.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH) P. 42.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), P. 44.

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR, VT.

  • Deposit

    WELBY, C.W., 1961, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 14, PLATE 1, PART B, PP 154-162

  • Deposit

    SEELY, H.M., 1910, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF ADDISON COUNTY: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 7TH REPORT (1909-1910), PP. 288-291.

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H., 1932, MARBLE INDUSTRY OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 18TH REPORT (1931-1932), P. 146.

  • Deposit

    Perkins, G.H., 1932, Marble Industry Of Vermont: Vermont State Geologists 18th Annual Report (1931-1932), 132 P.Perkins, G.H., 1932, Marble Industry Of Vermont: Vermont State Geologists 18th Annual Report (1931-1932), 132 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

    Welby, C.W., 1961, Bedrock Geology Of The Central Champlain Valley Of Vermont; Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 14, Part B, Pp. 154-162.Welby, C.W., 1961, Bedrock Geology Of The Central Champlain Valley Of Vermont; Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 14, Part B, Pp. 154-162.

  • Deposit

    Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.

  • Deposit

    Seely, H.M., 1910, Preliminary Report On The Geology Of Addison County: 7th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist.Seely, H.M., 1910, Preliminary Report On The Geology Of Addison County: 7th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist.

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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