Florentine Quarries

Past Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
Sections on this page
  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 10081834
MRDS ID W044210
Record type Site
Current site name Florentine Quarries
Alternate or previous names Includes From N To S: Columbian Blue, Turner, Florentine Blue Cont. In General Comments

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.08092, 43.7239 (WGS84)
Elevation 168
Relative position 2.75 TO 3.1 MILES NORTHWEST OF PITTSFORD, 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

  • QUARRIES EXTEND 0.225 MILES NORTH,NORTHWEST AND SOUTH,SOUTHEAST OF THE FLORENTINE BLUE #3 QUARRY. QUARRIES FORM A N,NW TREND 0.45 MILES LONG.
  • Location Given Is For the Centrally Located Florentine Blue #3.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR DIMENSION STONE.

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) Chipman Formation - Bascom Formation

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N20-30W
    Dip 60-70NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vermont Marble Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 8.674HA
    Overall length 670.56M
    Overall width 137.16M

Comments on the workings information

  • AREA OF WORKINGS INCLUDE 8 QUARRIES FORMING A N30W TREND 2200 FEET LONG. SEVERAL OF THOSE QUARRIES ARE OVER 100 FEET DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 34.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP 125-129.

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS; VERMONT MARBLE CO; PRO

  • 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

    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).

  • Deposit

    Unpublished Company Records: Vermont Marble Co.; Proctor, Vt.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OTHER QUARRIES INCLUDED ARE FLORENTINE (SMITH AND BRAINARD), FLORENTINE BLUE #3 (BLUE), VERMARCO, BLUE, AND PITTSFORD BLUE QUARRIES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

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 OTHER QUARRIES IN GROUP TO SYNONYM FIELD; MSHA NUMBERS FOR VERMARCO

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.