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Foley Marble Prospect

Occurrence in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone
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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. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096649
MRDS ID W033910
Record type Site
Current site name Foley Marble Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.94952, 43.57499 (WGS84)
Elevation 226
Relative position 2.6 MILES SE OF THE JCT. OF RTS 7 AND 4 EAST, RUTLAND, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rutland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(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

  • DALE DESCRIBES THE LOCATION AS 0.75 MILES WEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF RUTLAND TOWNSHIP.
  • Location From Dale (1914)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore
Calcite Ore
Dolomite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Danby Formation
    Rock description Danby Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.94952, 43.57499
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • IN THE 1910'S EDWARD FOLEY OF RUTLAND EXPERIMENTED WITH POLISHING THIS STONE. IN LATER REPORTS THIS SITE IS NOT MENTIONED. IT WAS NOT DEVELOPED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P.51.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), P.107.

  • 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).

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

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