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Eagle Quarry

Producer in Rutland 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. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081704
MRDS ID W044018
Record type Site
Current site name Eagle Quarry
Alternate or previous names Green Mountain Slate Co. Quarries, Evergreen Quarry, Norton Bros. Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.23775, 43.41683 (WGS84)
Elevation 146
Relative position 1.7 MILES WEST OF WELLS, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wells(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glens Falls(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 Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • Location For Eagle Quarry; Record Includes Norton Bros. and 2 Unnamed Within Parcel

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Slate Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name St. Catherine Formation
    Rock description St. Catherine Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.23775, 43.41683
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Vermont / New York Slate District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Green Mountain Slate (William Billow) / William Prehoda

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 21.904HA
    Overall length 762M
    Overall width 304.8M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE AREA GIVEN ABOVE INCLUDES SIX MAJOR QUARRIES UP TO 100 FEET DEEP.

Comments on development

  • PREHODA NO LONGER QUARRIES BUT RETAINS RIGHTS TO QUARRIES AT THE NORTH END OF THIS GROUP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SCHUMAKER, R. AND THOMPSON, J. JR., 1967, THE BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE PAWLET QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 30, PP. 14-22, PLATE 1.

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED MAP: DELAWARE AND HUDSON RR. MAP OF QUARRIES AND MILLS (1924).

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN NO. 30, PP 89-111.

  • 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).

  • Deposit

    Jacobs, E.C., 1926, The Clay Deposits And Clay Industries Of Vermont., 15th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1925-1926).Jacobs, E.C., 1926, The Clay Deposits And Clay Industries Of Vermont., 15th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1925-1926).

  • 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.

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
Updater 01-DEC-1997 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor UPDATED TO REFLECT ONLY GRN. MTN OWNERSHIP & Q NAME

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