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Goodsell Marble Q

Producer in Grand Isle 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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081752
MRDS ID W044079
Record type Site
Current site name Goodsell Marble Q
Alternate or previous names Vt. Marble Company Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.33063, 44.8581 (WGS84)
Elevation 34
Relative position 1.35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ISLE LA MOTTE VILLAGE, VERMONT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grand Isle(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

North Hero(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Champlain North(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 Grand Isle

Comments on the location information

  • THE QUARRY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ISLAND BETWEEN JORDAN POINT AND HOLCOMB POINT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • POLISHED FOR ORNAMENTAL AND INTERIOR WORK.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Chazy Formation, Crown Point Member
    Rock description Chazy Formation, Crown Point Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.33063, 44.8581
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip NEAR HORIZONTAL
    Thickness 12.19M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1825

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vermont Marble Co., Proctor, Vt.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1.402HA
    Overall length 121.92M
    Overall width 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY IS FILLED WITH WATER SO DEPTH OF WORKINGS IS UNKNOWN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NHJ, P. 23.

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR, VT.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT.), PP. 44-45.

  • Deposit

    ERWIN, R.B., 1957, THE GEOLOGY OF THE LIMESTONE OF ISLE LA MOTTE AND SOUTH HERO ISLAND, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 9, P 22-25

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H., 1904, THE GEOLOGY OF GRAND ISLE COUNTY: REPT. OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 4TH REPORT (1903-1904), PP. 104-143.

  • Deposit

    Erwin, R.B., 1957, The Geology Of Isle La Motte And South Hero Island, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 9.Erwin, R.B., 1957, The Geology Of Isle La Motte And South Hero Island, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 9.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARRIED BEDS CONTAINING ABUNDANT FOSSIL REMAINS OF THE GASTROPOD MACLURITES MAGNUS. THE OVERLYING FISK-GOODSELL BEDS ARE PLAIN BLACK MARBLE

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 ADDED SYNONYM NAME FROM DUPE RECORD W023032

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