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Taylor Quarry

Past Producer in Bennington 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081770
MRDS ID W044104
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.20534, 42.83421 (WGS84)
Elevation 354
Relative position 2.85 MILES NORTH OF POWNAL CENTER, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bennington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pownal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hudson-Hoosic(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Green Mountain National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Bennington

Comments on the location information

  • AN OLD ROAD LEADS SOUTH FROM ROUTE 7, 0.5 MILES SOUTH OF VARNEY SCHOOL. CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON THIS ROAD TO QUARRY ON NE SLOPE OF CARPENTER HILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Bascom Formation
    Rock description Bascom Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.20534, 42.83421
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N25E
    Dip 25W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1925

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gladys Taylor Route 7 Pownal, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.175HA
    Overall length 60.96M
    Overall width 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE QUARRY IS SET INTO A SIDEHILL SO THAT THE DOWNSLOPE SIDE IS OPEN FOR DRAINAGE. THE HIGHWALL IS 40-50 FEET HIGH.

Comments on development

  • STONE WAS USED FOR THE ST. FRANCIS DE SOLES CHURCH IN BENNINGTON, VT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1961, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 36.

  • Deposit

    MACFADYEN, JOHN A. JR., 1956, THE GEOLOGY OF THE BENNINGTON AREA, VERMONT. VGS BULLETIN NO. 7.

  • Deposit

    DOLL, C.G. ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT).

  • Deposit

    Richardson, C.H., 1932, The Aerial And Structural Geology Of Putney, Vermont:: 18th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1931-1932).Richardson, C.H., 1932, The Aerial And Structural Geology Of Putney, Vermont:: 18th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1931-1932).

  • Deposit

    Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.

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

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