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Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodity Slate, 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 10111275
MRDS ID W044023
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.24342, 43.38192 (WGS84)
Elevation 177
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 1.95 MILES WEST OF NORTH PAWLET, VERMONT, Location Given Is For Mr Labas' Active Quarry.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wells(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glens Falls(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Slate, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR ROOFING

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.24342, 43.38192
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NO-15E
    Dip 40-55 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 Operator
    Owner Mike Labas Sr.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mike Labas Sr. Pawlet, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 6.308HA
    Overall length 365.76M
    Overall width 182.88M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL QUARRIES HAVE BEEN OPENED WITHIN THE AREA GIVEN ABOVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 33.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SCHUMAKER, R. AND THOMPSON, J. JR., 1967, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE PAWLET QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 30, PP 14-22, PLATE 1.

  • Deposit

    LABAS, M. SR., 1985, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-85 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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