Dyer Marble Quarry

Producer in Bennington 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089879
MRDS ID W044127
Record type Site
Current site name Dyer Marble Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.11063, 43.12891 (WGS84)
Elevation 274
Relative position 3.1 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANCHESTER, VERMONT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bennington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Manchester(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Bennington

Comments on the location information

  • PIT IS LOCATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE BARN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BRECCIATED NATURE OF STONE REQUIRES REINFORCEMENT OF SLABS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Marble Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Shelburne Formation
    Rock description Shelburne Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.11063, 43.12891

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N30E
    Dip 40SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • THIS BRICK RED MARBLE BRECCIA MAKES EXCELLENT ORNAMENTAL STONE BUT REQUIRES THAT QUARRIED BLOCKS BE TAKEN FROM ZONES OF FINE, UNIFORM BRECCIA
  • This Brick Red Marble Breccia Makes Excellent Ornamental Stone But Requires That Quarried Blocks Be Taken From Zones of Fine, Uniform Breccia.
  • Calcite Marble Breccia; Hematitic Calcite Cement

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Spencer Trask
Year of first production 1888

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Wilcox, Howard And Gerald
    Home office Box 528 Manchester, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.013HA
    Overall length 15.24M
    Overall width 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE QUARRY IS 30 FEET DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE, T. N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 91-92.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH.) P. 27.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    HEWITT, PHILIP C., 1961, THE GEOLOGY OF THE EQUINOX QUADRANGLE AND VICINITY, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 18, PLATE 1.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • 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

    Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont; 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont; 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).

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-OCT-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

Beyond USGS

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