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Emerson Lime Quarry

Past Producer in Windsor county in Vermont, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106289
MRDS ID W033918
Record type Site
Current site name Emerson Lime Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.80142, 43.83579 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Relative position 2.65 MILES SOUTH OF THE PARK IN ROCHESTER VILLAGE, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windsor(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rochester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

White River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(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 Windsor

Comments on the location information

  • STONE WAS TAKEN FROM AN EAST-WEST TRENDING LEDGE AT THE TOP OF THE FIELD ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE LIBERTY HILL FARM.
  • The Second, Unnamed Prospect Is 0.6 Miles South of the Location Given. See Cady, Et Al (1962) For Exact Locations.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GENERALLY THE ROCK IS FINE GRAINED WITH KNOTS OF COARSE CALCITE ALONG LAMINATIONS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Ore
Marble Ore
Calcite Ore
Magnetite Gangue
Apatite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Pinney Hollow Formation
    Rock description Pinney Hollow Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.80142, 43.83579
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N20W
    Dip 35NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ROCK BECOMES MOSTLY COARSE-GRAINED CALCITE MARBLE HIGHER ON THE HILL FROM THE LOCATION GIVEN.
  • The Rock Becomes Mostly Coarse-Grained Calcite Marble Higher On the Hill From the Location Given.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1875

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Emerson'S Rochester, Vt.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Robert Kennett Liberty Hill Farm

Comments on the workings information

  • LEDGES WERE BENCHED BACK IN SEVERAL AREAS. HARD TO TELL ORIGINAL WORKINGS DIMENSIONS AS OUTCROPS ARE VERY WEATHERED AND OVERGROWN.

Comments on development

  • BURNED THE STONE FOR LIME IN A KILN ON WEST SIDE OF ROAD OPPOSITE THE LIBERTY HILL FARM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 37.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 239-240.

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H., 1932, THE MARBLE INDUSTRY OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 18TH REPORT (1931-1932), P. 232.

  • Deposit

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

  • 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

    Perkins, G.H., 1932, Marble Industry Of Vermont: Vermont State Geologists 18th Annual Report (1931-1932), 132 P.Perkins, G.H., 1932, Marble Industry Of Vermont: Vermont State Geologists 18th Annual Report (1931-1932), 132 P.

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

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