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Pittsford Valley Quarries

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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081837
MRDS ID W044213
Record type Site
Current site name Pittsford Valley Quarries
Alternate or previous names Includes From N To S: Pittsford Valley 7, 1, 6 and 3, And Pitt. V. Prospect #1.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.07782, 43.73219 (WGS84)
Elevation 128
Relative position 2.65 TO 2.8 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

  • 7 QUARRIES AND A PROSPECT FORM A NORTHERLY TREND 0.25 MILES LONG. THESE QUARRIES ARE 300 FEET EAST OF THE PARALLEL N. PITTSFORD QUARRIES.
  • Location Given Is For the Centrally Located Pittsford V. #4.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MANY USES AS A 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 Shelburne Formation, Columbian Member
    Rock description Shelburne Formation, Columbian Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.07782, 43.73219
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N5W
    Dip 80-90E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1825
Year of last production 1950

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 1.227HA
    Overall depth 99.06M
    Overall length 426.72M
    Overall width 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • 7 QUARRIES FORM AN ALMOST CONTINUOUS NS TREND FOR 1400 FEET. TUNNELS AT VARIOUS LEVELS EXTEND QUARRIES ALONG STRIKE SO MOST OF THE STONEIS UTILIZED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR, VT

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H., 1932, MARBLE INDUSTRY OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 18TH REPORT (1931-1932), PP 132-138.

  • Deposit

    Town Of Corinth History Committee, 1964, History Of Corinth, Vermont; 1764-1964.Town Of Corinth History Committee, 1964, History Of Corinth, Vermont; 1764-1964.

  • Deposit

    Slack, J., 1985, Usgs-Emr, Personal Communication.

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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