Scott Marble Quarry

Past Producer in Windsor 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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081635
MRDS ID W033899
Record type Site
Current site name Scott Marble Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.70343, 43.49169 (WGS84)
Elevation 360
Relative position 1.8 MILES NORTH OF TYSON VILLAGE, VERMONT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windsor(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ludlow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Windsor

Comments on the location information

  • SEVERAL OTHER DOLOMITE PROSPECTS OCCUR AROUND AMHERST LAKE. SEE DALE (1915, P. 25.)
  • Location Given Is For the Scott Quarry, From Dale (1915).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE DOLOMITE WAS BURNED FOR LIME AND USED FOR INTERIOR DIMENSION STONE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Hoosic Formation, Plymouth Member
    Rock description Hoosic Formation, Plymouth Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.70343, 43.49169

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N15-25W
    Dip 45-55E
    Thickness 22.86M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall width 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE QUARRY HAS A HIGHWALL OF 35 FEET.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 34.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITES OF EASTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT, 1913-1914, PP. 240-241.

  • Deposit

    PERRY, E.L., 1928, GEOLOGY OF PLYMOUTH AND BRIDGEWATER: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 16TH REPORT (1927-1928), PP. 18, 61-62.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1915, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN NO. 589, PP. 24-27.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    Perry, E.L., 1929, Geology Of Bridgewater And Plymouth Townships, Vermont: 16th Annual Report Vermont State Geologist (1927-1928).Perry, E.L., 1929, Geology Of Bridgewater And Plymouth Townships, Vermont: 16th Annual Report Vermont State Geologist (1927-1928).

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1915, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 589, 67 P.Dale, T.N., 1915, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 589, 67 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

    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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DOLOMITE HAS BEEN PROSPECTED SOUTH OF THE SCOTT QUARRY AS WELL AS ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAKE AMHERST. (DALE, 1915)
Deposit Many of the Small Gold Diggings In This Area May Have Been Only Stock Promotions. Actual Gold Production Was Never Verified Although Quartz Crushers Were Built.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-JAN-2003 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

Beyond USGS

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