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Andrushko Slate Co. Quarry

Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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  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. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089902
MRDS ID W044240
Record type Site
Current site name Andrushko Slate Co. Quarry
Alternate or previous names Griffiths Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.24123, 43.65249 (WGS84)
Elevation 186
Relative position 0.65 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST CASTLETON, VERMONT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bomoseen(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

  • QUARRY IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SCOTCH HILL ROAD, SOUTH OF GLEN LAKE.

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, Mettawee Slate
    Rock description St. Catherine Formation, Mettawee Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.24123, 43.65249
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N10-20E
    Dip 20-40 E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Vermont/New York Slate District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Andrushko Slate Co.
    Home office Dallas, Tx

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.701HA
    Overall length 121.92M
    Overall width 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE QUARRY HAS BEEN WORKED TO A DEPTH OF 50 FEET.

Comments on development

  • PRESENT OWNER WAS REOPENING THE OLD GRIFFITH QUARRY IN SEPTEMBER OF 1985.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    HITCHCOCK, E., ET AL, 1861, GEOLOGY OF VERMONT: CLAREMONT MFG. CO.; (CLAREMONT, NH), PP. 795-796.

  • Deposit

    FOWLER, P., 1950, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE CASTLETON AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 2., PLATE 1.

  • Deposit

    DOLL, C.G., ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT)

  • Deposit

    WHITMAN, ROY, 1985, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, GLEN LAKE, CASTLETON, VT.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    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.

  • 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

    Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P; Pp. 19.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P; Pp. 19.

  • 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

    Fowler, P., 1950, Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Castleton Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 2.Fowler, P., 1950, Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Castleton Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 2.

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-SEP-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-DEC-1997 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor ADDED GRIFFITH QUARRY TO SYNONYM FIELD.

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