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Unnamed Marble Quarry

Past Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodity Marble, 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. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081636
MRDS ID W033900
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Marble Quarry
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.79032, 43.3797 (WGS84)
Elevation 652
Relative position 3.15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TARBELLVILLE, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Holly(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Claremont(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

  • THE MARBLE WAS WORKED AND THREE LOCALITIES, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD. THE MARBLE OCCURS AT THE SADDLE IN THE RIDGE BETWEEN WESTON AND TARBELLVILLE.
  • All Sites Worked Are Within 1000 Ft of Location Given.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MARBLE WAS BURNED FOR LIME FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore
Calcite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Mt. Holly Complex
    Rock description Mt. Holly Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.79032, 43.3797
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 7.32M
    Length 6437.2M
    Width 482.79M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1850
Year of last production 1925

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE PITS WERE DEVELOPED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT, 1913-1914, PP. 237-238.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 30.

  • Deposit

    WHITTLE, C.L., 1894. THE OCCURRENCE OF ALGONKLAN ROCKS IN VERMONT AND THE EVIDENCE OF THEIR SUBDIVISION: JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY, V.Z, PP. 396-429.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    Whittle, C.L., 1894, The Occurrences Of Algonkan Rocks In Vermont And The Evidence Of Their Subdivision: Journal Of Geology V. 2, P.396-429.Whittle, C.L., 1894, The Occurrences Of Algonkan Rocks In Vermont And The Evidence Of Their Subdivision: Journal Of Geology V. 2, P.396-429.

  • 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

    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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENGTH AND WIDTH OF DEPOSIT ARE FROM DOLL, 1961.

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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