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Norton Bros. Quarries

Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone, 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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081691
MRDS ID W033991
Record type Site
Current site name Norton Bros. Quarries
Alternate or previous names Site Also Includes Progressive Slate Co. and Owens Sons Quarries.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.24126, 43.40272 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Relative position FROM 2.4 MILES NW TO 2.0 MILES WEST OF NORTH PAWLET, VERMONT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wells(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glens Falls(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

  • THIS NORTH-SOUTH TRENDING GROUP OF QUARRIES EXTENDS FROM JUST SOUTH OF ROUTE 149, 0.8 MILES WEST OF BLOSSOMS CORNERS, TO 1.35 MILES SOUTH OF ROUTE 149.
  • +/-100m. Single Quarry Record.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Slate Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name St. Catherine Formation
    Rock description St. Catherine Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.24126, 43.40272
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 49.065HA
    Overall length 2133.6M
    Overall width 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • MANY OPENINGS HAVE BEEN MADE WITHIN THE AREA GIVEN ABOVE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED MAP: DELAWARE AND HUDSON RR MAP OF THE SLATE QUARRIES AND MILLS (1924).

  • Deposit

    SCHUMAKER, R. AND THOMPSON, J. JR., 1967, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE PAWLET QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 30, PLATE 1.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 33.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN 275, PP. 89-111.

  • 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

    Unpublished Company Records: Vermont Marble Co.; Proctor, Vt.

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-DEC-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-DEC-1997 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor RECORD RESTRICTED TO A SINGLE QUARRY. MULTI-QUARRY RECORD BROKEN UP TO REFLECT SEPARATE ACT 30 REGISTRATIONS.

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