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Occurrence in Franklin 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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081792
MRDS ID W044147
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.19672, 44.7236 (WGS84)
Elevation 76
Relative position FROM 1 TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF ST. ALBANS BAY, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Georgia Plains(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Champlain North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Franklin

Comments on the location information

  • MANY PROSPECTS IN THE DUNHAM DOLOMITE FOR THE SWANTON RED MARBLE FROM ST. ALBANS BAY, SOUTH TO ALGONQUIN CAMP IN MILTON.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = GEORGIA PLAINS (1972) 1:24000
  • Prospects Extend 5.5 Miles North and South of Location Given

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Dunham Dolomite
    Rock description Dunham Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.19672, 44.7236

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NS
    Dip GENTLY EAST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1875

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Vermont Marble Co.
    Home office Proctor, VT
  • Type Owner
    Owner Vermont Marble Co. And Others

Comments on development

  • SEVERAL SITES WERE CORE DRILLED BY VT. MARBLE IN THE MID-1900'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 28.

  • Deposit

    EDSON, G.E., 1906, THE GEOLOGY OF ST. ALBANS AND VICINITY: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 5TH REPORT, (1905-1906), PP. 136-137.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    Edson, G.E., 1906, Geology Of St. Albans And Vicinity: 5th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist 1905-1906), P. 138.Edson, G.E., 1906, Geology Of St. Albans And Vicinity: 5th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist 1905-1906), P. 138.

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RED STONE HAS BEEN CALLED THE WINOOSKI OR SWANTON MARBLE. SITES IN THIS REGION WHERE PRODUCTION OCCURRED ARE LISTED AS SEPARATE SITES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Deposit Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S

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

Beyond USGS

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