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Albertson Quarry

Past Producer in Rutland 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 10081820
MRDS ID W044194
Record type Site
Current site name Albertson Quarry
Alternate or previous names Esperanza Quarry Or Well Hole Opening

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.05733, 43.62999 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Relative position 2.4 MILES S, SW OF THE BRIDGE IN PROCTOR VILLAGE, VERMONT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Proctor(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ticonderoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 0.15 MILES SE OF THE FOUR CORNERS, EAST OF WHIPPLE HOLLOW SCHOOL, WEST RUTLAND, VERMONT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR POLISHED DIMENSION STONE; MONUMENTAL AND CONSTRUCTION.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore
Calcite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.05733, 43.62999
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 25 W
    Dip 20-30 E
    Plunge 10 DEGREES N TO 5 DEGREES S
    Thickness 60.96M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE QUARRY IS ON THE EAST LIMB OF THE ANTICLINE WHICH IS OVERTURNED TO THE WEST.
  • The Quarry Is On the East Limb of the Anticline Which Is Overturned To the West.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1884
Year of last production 1929

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 2.628HA
    Length 192.02M
    Overall length 365.76M
    Overall width 76.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY DEPTH IS UNCERTAIN BECAUSE IT IS NOW WATER-FILLED. IT WAS 115 FEET DEEP IN 1914. A TUNNEL EXTENDS THE QUARRY 630 FEET TO THE NW AND THE TUNNEL IS 40 FEET HIGH AND UP TO 175 FEET WIDE (DALE, 1914).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 51.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 117-118.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    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).

  • 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

    Unpublished Company Records: Vermont Marble Co.; Proctor , Vt.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT IS DEVELOPED IN A SMALL SYNCLINAL STRUCTURE THICKNESS. MEASUREMENT INCLUDES THE DOLOMITE BEDS.

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

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