| Deposit ID | 10081675 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033957 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Washington Limestone Quarries |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes Warner and Richardson Quarries |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.3873, 44.0922 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 488 |
| Relative position | FROM 0.7 TO 3.0 MILES SE OF THE CHURCH IN WASHINGTON VILLAGE, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orange(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Washington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Montpelier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ammonoosuc 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 |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||||
| Rock unit name | Waits River Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Waits River Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.3873, 44.0922 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10-20 E |
| Dip | VARIABLE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1893 |
| Year of first production | 1893 |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033957 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND464 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 48.
RICHARDSON, C.H., 1902, THE TERRANES OF ORANGE CO., VT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 3RD REPORT (1901-1902), PP. 84-90.
RICHARDSON, C.H., 1906, AREAL AND ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 5TH REPORT (1905-1906), PP. 87-90.
DALE, T.N., 1914, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 233-235.
DALE, T.N., 1932, MARBLE INDUSTRY OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 18TH REPORT (1931-1932), PP. 235-236.
MURTHY, V.R., 1957, BED ROCK GEOLOGY OF THE EAST BARRE AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 10, PLATE 1.
Stone, S.W. And Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Milton Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 26, 79 P.Stone, S.W. And Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Milton Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 26, 79 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 | OTHER COMPANIES TO WORK THE WASHINGTON MARBLE WERE HUNTINGTON AND CLOUGH, C.L. SLACK AND CO. AND THE AMERICAN VERDANTIQUE MARBLE CO. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THEIR QUARRIES IS UNCERTAIN. ; 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 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.