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Halls 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081639
MRDS ID W033904
Record type Site
Current site name Halls Lime Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.74311, 43.5344 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Relative position FROM 2.15 MILES N TO 1.05 MILES SE OF PLYMOUTH UNION, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windsor(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Plymouth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(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

  • SEE DALE (1915) FOR EXACT LOCATIONS. THERE ARE 4 OR 5 KILNS WITH ASSOCIATED QUARRIES AND SEVERAL PROSPECTS.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = PLYMOUTH (1966) 1:24000
  • Location Is For Halls Quarry and Kiln.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BURNED THE STONE LOCALLY FOR LIME

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore
Calcite Ore
Dolomite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.74311, 43.5344
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE OPENING AND KILN AT MOORES PONDS EXPLOITED THE HOOSIC FORMATION. ALL OPENINGS TO THE NORTH WERE IN THE TYSON.
  • The Opening and Kiln At Moores Ponds Exploited the Hoosic Formation. All Openings To the North Were In the Tyson.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • MANY SMALL PITS DEVELOPED BETWEEN WOODWARD RESERVOIR TO THE NORTH AND MOORES PONDS TO THE SOUTH.

Comments on development

  • DEPOSITS WERE WORKED MOSTLY BY LOCAL FARMERS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND MASONARY NEEDS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 35.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND POLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 240-242.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1915, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN NO. 589, PP. 24-28.

  • Deposit

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

  • 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

    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

    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.

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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