Old English Slate Co. Quarries

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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089854
MRDS ID W033989
Record type Site
Current site name Old English Slate Co. Quarries
Alternate or previous names Site Includes Durick and Keenan, Hand J Williams, Wilbur and Myers and Utters Quarries.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.25658, 43.62106 (WGS84)
Elevation 137
Relative position FROM 1.0 TO 2.3 MILES NORTH OF THE FAIR HAVEN VILLAGE GREEN, VT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thorn Hill(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

  • OTHER QUARRIES ARE 0.2 MILES N, 0.6, 0.75 AND 1.1 MILES SOUTH OF THE LOCATION GIVEN. ALL QUARRIES ARE WEST OF SCOTCH HILL ROAD.
  • Location Given Is For the Old English Quarry, Northernmost In Group. Other Quarries Extend Along Strike To Ssw For 1.8km.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Slate Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name St. Catherine Formation
    Rock description St. Catherine Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.25658, 43.62106

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 10-40 E
    Dip 10-30 E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discoverer Col. Alonson Allen
Year of first production 1839

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner George Roberts Scotch Hill Rd. Fair Haven, Vt.

Comments on the workings information

  • MANY OPENINGS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THIS N, NE TRENDING GROUP OF QUARRIES.

Comments on development

  • MR. ROBERTS OPERATES ONE OF THE QUARRIES INTERMITTENTLY. COL. ALLEN WAS FIRST PERSON TO QUARRY SLATE IN FAIR HAVEN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), P. 36.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1846, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), P. 241.

  • Deposit

    HITCHCOCK, E., ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT: CLAREMONT MFG. CO; (CLAREMONT, NH), PP. 795-802.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN NO. 275, PP. 89-111.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 19.

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED MAP: DELAWARE AND HUDSON RR MAP OF THE SLATE QUARRIES AND MILLS (1924).

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 275, 220 P.Dale, T.N., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 275, 220 P.

  • Deposit

    Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.

  • 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

    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.

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-DEC-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-DEC-1997 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor UPDATED TO REMOVE QUARRIES ON STRIKE TO N BASED ON ACT 30 REGISTRATIONS.

Beyond USGS

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