Unnamed Marble Location

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081685
MRDS ID W033978
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Marble Location
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.59371, 43.8644 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Relative position 0.6 MILE SOUTHWEST OF EAST BETHEL, VERMONT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windsor(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

South Royalton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

White 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

  • SITE IS JUST WEST OF MORSE ROAD
  • Location From Dale (1914).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE MARBLE WAS BURNED FOR LIME LOCALLY.

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 Waits River Formation
    Rock description Waits River Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.59371, 43.8644

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 5 - 30 W
    Dip VARIABLE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 7.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 238-239.

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H., 1932, MARBLE INDUSTRY OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 18TH REPORT (1931-1932), P. 220.

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, C.H., 1902, THE TERRANES OF ORANGE COUNTY, VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 3RD REPORT (1901-1902), PLATES 1X, 1XA.

  • Deposit

    Perkins, G.H., 1932, Marble Industry Of Vermont: Vermont State Geologists 18th Annual Report (1931-1932), 132 P.Perkins, G.H., 1932, Marble Industry Of Vermont: Vermont State Geologists 18th Annual Report (1931-1932), 132 P.

  • 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

    Richardson, C.H., 1902, The Terranes Of Orange County: 3rd Annual Report, State Geologist Of Vermont (1901-1902).Richardson, C.H., 1902, The Terranes Of Orange County: 3rd Annual Report, State Geologist Of Vermont (1901-1902).

  • 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 BEDS ARE 1 TO 5 FEET THICK

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

Beyond USGS

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