Bullfrog Hollow Quarry (Taran Slate Co.)

Producer in Rutland 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. 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 10081705
MRDS ID W044020
Record type Site
Current site name Bullfrog Hollow Quarry (Taran Slate Co.)
Alternate or previous names Taran Slate Co. Pawlet Quarries

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.24303, 43.40954 (WGS84)
Relative position 2.1 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WELLS, VERMONT.

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

  • Quarries Are Within 500m N and S of Location Given, Extending Into Pawlet.

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) -73.24303, 43.40954

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NS
    Dip 10E

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-Operator
    Owner Taran Slate Co. Poultney, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 9.2HA
    Overall length 914.4M
    Overall width 106.68M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL LARGE QUARRIES FORM A NORTH-SOUTH TREND WITHIN AN AREA GIVEN ABOVE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), PP. 33, 49.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN 275, PP89-111.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED MAP: DELAWARE AND HUDSON RR OF THE SLATE QUARRIES AND MILLS (1924).

  • Deposit

    Schumaker, R. And Thompson, J.Jr., 1967, The Bedrock Geology Of The Pawlet Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 30, Pp 14-22.Schumaker, R. And Thompson, J.Jr., 1967, The Bedrock Geology Of The Pawlet Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 30, Pp 14-22.

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 275, 220 P.Dale, T.N., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 275, 220 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

    Unpublished Map: Delaware And Hudson Rr Of The Slate Quarries And Mills (1924 ).

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 TARAN OWNERSHIP ONLY, Q. NAME, ACTIVITY (ACTIVE 5-5-98)

Beyond USGS

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