| Deposit ID | 10081815 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044189 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tracer Brook Lime Quarries |
| Alternate or previous names | Tracer Brook Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.6045, 43.4272 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 427 |
| Relative position | 3.2 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF CAVENDISH, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windsor(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cavendish(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Black River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Windsor |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Dolomite | Ore |
| Calcite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Cavendish Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Cavendish Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.6045, 43.4272 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 E |
| Dip | 42 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044189 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND299 |
DALE, T.N., 1914, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 1913-1914, PP. 243-246.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 243-246.
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.
Dale, T.N., 1914, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).Dale, T.N., 1914, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRIKE AND DIP ARE FOR THE FOLIATION OF THE SURROUNDING GNEISS. |
| 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 |
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