| Deposit ID | 10089855 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033992 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Slate Quarries |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.25174, 43.24001 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 259 |
| Relative position | 0.5 MILE WEST OF WEST RUPERT, VERMONT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bennington(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Salem(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hudson-Hoosic(hydrologic unit)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Green Mountain National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Bennington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Slate | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||
| Rock unit name | St. Catherine Formation (Metawee Slate) | ||||
| Rock description | St. Catherine Formation (Metawee Slate) | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -73.25174, 43.24001 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.752HA |
| Overall length | 304.8M |
| Overall width | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033992 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND499 |
DALE, T.N., 1899, THE SLATE BELT OF EASTERN NY AND WESTERN VT: USGS 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, PART III, PLATE XIII.
HEWITT, P.C., 1961, THE GEOLOGY OF THE EQUINOX QUADRANGLE AND VICINITY, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 18, PLATE 1.
DOLL, C.G., ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONPELIER, VT).
Dale, T.N., 1899, The Slate Belt Of Eastern New York And Western Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey 19th Annual Report, 1897-98, Part Ii, P. 153-307.Dale, T.N., 1899, The Slate Belt Of Eastern New York And Western Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey 19th Annual Report, 1897-98, Part Ii, P. 153-307.
Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.
Hewitt, P.C., 1961, The Geology Of The Equinox Quadrangle And Vicinity: Vermont Geological Bulletin 18.Hewitt, P.C., 1961, The Geology Of The Equinox Quadrangle And Vicinity: Vermont Geological Bulletin 18.
| 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 |
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