| Deposit ID | 10081730 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044053 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vermont Marble Co. Danby Quarries |
| Alternate or previous names | Vt Marble Co. Danby Quarries, Grady, Bradford, New York Cullen, Imperial, Upper Imperial, Brook#1 and #2. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.00533, 43.3242 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 457 |
| Relative position | 1.6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DANBY, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rutland(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dorset(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Rutland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Calcite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Shelburne Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Shelburne Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -73.00533, 43.3242 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | VARIABLE |
| Plunge | 7 DEGREES SW |
| Thickness | 18.29M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1840 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vermont Marble Co., Proctor, Vt. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 8.499HA |
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044053 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND201 |
DALE, T.N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914) PP. 1-160.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER NH) P. 15.
UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR, VT
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.
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).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE NEW YORK QUARRY HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS THE SYMINGTON, TUNNEL AND POLI OR POLI'S CAVE QUARRY. THE BROOK #1 AND #2 QUARRIES HAVE BEEN CALLED THE WHITESTONE BROOK QUARRY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | QUARRY FOLLOWS THE PLUNGE OF THE SYNCLINAL AXIS THE BEDS ARE MUCH THICKER ON THE EAST LIMB THAN ON THE WEST WHERE THEY THIN DRASTICALLY. |
| Deposit | The Williams Quarry Is 0.3 Mile Nw and the Auld and Conger Quarry Is 0.4 Mile Ne of the Location Given. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Updater | 01-APR-1998 | Fred Beck, Inc. | Contractor | |
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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