Hill Marble Quarry

Past Producer in Grand Isle 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 10089840
MRDS ID W033955
Record type Site
Current site name Hill Marble Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.32402, 44.87306 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Relative position 0.75 MILE EAST OF ISLE LA MOTTE VILLAGE, VT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grand Isle(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

North Hero(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Champlain North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Grand Isle

Comments on the location information

  • QUARRY IS ALONG THE SHORE AT THE NORTH END OF JORDAN BAY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR BUILDING STONE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Black River Group
    Rock description Black River Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.32402, 44.87306

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip NEAR HORIZONTAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1775
Year of last production 1850

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ira Hill

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1.314HA
    Overall length 304.8M
    Overall width 45.72M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H., 1904, THE GEOLOGY OF GRAND ISLE COUNTY: REPT. OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 4TH REPORT (1903-1904), PP. 103-143.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 23.

  • Deposit

    ERWIN, R.B., 1957, THE GEOLOGY OF ISLE LA MOTTE AND SOUTH HERO ISLAND, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 9, PLATE 1.

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR, VT.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNLEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT). PP. 44-45.

  • Deposit

    Perkins, G. H., 1904, 4th Annual Report Of The State Geologist On The Mineral Industry And Geology Of Vermont (1903-1904).Perkins, G. H., 1904, 4th Annual Report Of The State Geologist On The Mineral Industry And Geology Of Vermont (1903-1904).

  • 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

    Erwin, R.B., 1957, The Geology Of Isle La Motte And South Hero Island, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 9.Erwin, R.B., 1957, The Geology Of Isle La Motte And South Hero Island, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 9.

  • Deposit

    Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.

  • Deposit

    Unpublished Company Records: Vermont Marble Company, Proctor, Vermont.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKEST BEDS ARE 4 FEET THICK
Deposit MOST OF THE OLDER HOUSES AND THE METHODIST CHURCH ON ISLE LA MOTTE WERE BUILT OF THIS STONE. ; 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 CORRECTED COORDINATES - TYPO

Beyond USGS

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