Unnamed Limestone Quarry

Past Producer in Addison county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081689
MRDS ID W033988
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Limestone Quarry
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.26782, 44.1736 (WGS84)
Elevation 64
Relative position 0.9 MILES WEST, NORTHWEST OF THE JCT. OF RTS. 7 AND 22A, VERGENNES, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Addison(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vergennes West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Champlain South(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 Addison

Comments on the location information

  • QUARRY IS NORTHEAST OF THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING OF THE WEEK SCHOOL.
  • Quarry Is Within 2000 Feet of Location Given.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

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) -73.26782, 44.1736

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 3.35M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOLL, C.G., ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT)

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.

  • 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.

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-DEC-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.