| Deposit ID | 10089832 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033935 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Waits River Marble Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.2612, 44.0908 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 366 |
| Relative position | 1.1 MILE EAST OF THE CHURCH IN WAITS RIVER, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orange(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
West Topsham(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Montpelier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ammonoosuc River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Orange |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Calcite | Ore |
| Result | THE MARBLE IS VERY QUARTZOSE, UP TO 41.75%. (RICHARDSON, 1902). |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||||
| Rock unit name | Waits River Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Waits River Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | Waits River Formation - carbonaceous phyllite and limestone member |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033935 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND341 |
DALE, T.N., 1923, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN NO. 589, PP. 15-17.
RICHARDSON, C.H, 1902, THE TERRANES OF ORANGE CO: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 3RD REPORT (1901-1902), PP. 84-90.
DALE, T. N, 1914, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP 232-233.
Richardson, C.H., 1902, The Terranes Of Orange County: 3rd Annual Report, State Geologist Of Vermont (1901-1902).Richardson, C.H., 1902, The Terranes Of Orange County: 3rd Annual Report, State Geologist Of Vermont (1901-1902).
Dale, T.N., 1914, 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914); The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: Pp. 232-233.Dale, T.N., 1914, 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914); The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: Pp. 232-233.
Dale, T.N., 1923, The Commercial Granites Of New England: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 738, 488 P.Dale, T.N., 1923, The Commercial Granites Of New England: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 738, 488 P.
| 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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