Northfield Slate Co. Quarries

Past Producer in Washington 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. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081741
MRDS ID W044066
Record type Site
Current site name Northfield Slate Co. Quarries
Alternate or previous names Donahue Or Belknap Q, Adams Q, Dole-Brill Or Selma Q.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.64871, 44.13999 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Relative position 0.7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE ROTARY IN NORTHFIELD, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Northfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Montpelier(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 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE SKI SLOPE - OWNED BY NORWICH UNIVERSITY. THE DONAHUE Q. IS 1 MILE NORTH OF THE ADAMS AND THE DOLE-BRILL IS 0.5 MILES TO THE SOUTH.
  • Location For the Centrally Located Adams Quarry.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Phyllite Ore
Slate Ore
Quartz Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Northfield Formation
    Rock description Northfield Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) Northfield Formation

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N20-40E
    Dip 80-90W
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1855
Year of last production 1912

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Northfield Slate Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Norwich University
    Home office Northfield, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1.051HA
    Overall length 121.92M
    Overall width 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • DIMENSIONS ARE FOR THE LARGEST QUARRY WHICH IS THE ADAMS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, C.H. AND CAMP, S.H., 1918, THE TERRANES OF NORTHFIELD, VT: ELEVENTH REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST (1917-1918), PP. 99-119.

  • Deposit

    HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, VOL. II, (CLAREMONT MFG. CO, CLAREMONT, NH) P 794.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) P. 32.

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H., 1904, REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 4TH REPORT (1903-1904), PP. 50-51.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    Richardson, C.H. And Camp, S.H., 1918, The Terranes Of Northfield, Vermont: 11th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1917-1918).Richardson, C.H. And Camp, S.H., 1918, The Terranes Of Northfield, Vermont: 11th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1917-1918).

  • Deposit

    Perkins, G. H., 1904, 4th Annual Report Of The State Geologist On The Mineral Industry And Geology Of Vermont (1903-1904).Perkins, G. H., 1904, 4th Annual Report Of The State Geologist On The Mineral Industry And Geology Of Vermont (1903-1904).

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

Beyond USGS

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