| Deposit ID | 10081747 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044074 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Willards Ledge Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Phelps Quarry, Redstone Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.20563, 44.4606 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 67 |
| Relative position | 1.2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROUTE 2 AND INTERSTATE 89 JUNCTION. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chittenden(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Burlington(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Chittenden |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartzite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Monkton Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Monkton Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -73.20563, 44.4606 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10W |
| Dip | 10NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | University Of Vermont |
| Home office | Burlington, Vt. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.876HA |
| Overall length | 304.8M |
| Overall width | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044074 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND222 |
PERKINS, G.H., 1908, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY; SIXTH REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST (1907-1908), P.257
PERKINS, G.H., 1916, THE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 10TH REPORT (1915-1916), PP. 223-224.
Perkins, G.H., 1908, Preliminary Report On The Geology Of Chittenden County: 6th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1907-1908).Perkins, G.H., 1908, Preliminary Report On The Geology Of Chittenden County: 6th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1907-1908).
Perkins, G.H., 1916, The Geology Of Western Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Perkins, G.H., 1916, The Geology Of Western Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).
| 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 |
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