| Deposit ID | 10081781 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044128 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | South Dorset Marble Quarries |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes Lucky Strike Bennington, Valley Mudhole and Kent and Root Mccormick. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.07263, 43.21941 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 280 |
| Relative position | 0.2 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH DORSET, VERMONT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bennington(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Manchester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Bennington |
| 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) | -73.07263, 43.21941 |
|---|
| General form | FOLDED TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N5-10E |
| Dip | 30NW |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1841 |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.026HA |
| Length | 18.29M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Overall length | 18.29M |
| Overall width | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044128 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND190 |
DALE, T.N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT, PP. 1-160.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH.) PP.16-17.
HEWITT, PHILIP C., 1961, THE GEOLOGY OF THE EQUINOX QUADRANGLE AND VICINITY, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 18, PLATE 1.
UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR VT.
Hewitt, P.C., 1961, The Geology Of The Equinox Quadrangle And Vicinity: Vermont Geological Bulletin 18.Hewitt, P.C., 1961, The Geology Of The Equinox Quadrangle And Vicinity: Vermont Geological Bulletin 18.
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).
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.
Unpublished Company Records: Vermont Marble Co., Proctor, Vermont.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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