Sheldon Slate Co. Rupert Quarry

Producer in Bennington 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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081711
MRDS ID W044030
Record type Site
Current site name Sheldon Slate Co. Rupert Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.25453, 43.29561 (WGS84)
Elevation 290
Relative position 2.85 MILES NORTHEAST OF EAST HEBRON, NY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bennington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Pawlet(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)

Federal lands

Green Mountain National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Bennington

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESS ROAD TURNS WEST FROM ROUTE 153 1.0 MILE SOUTH OF THE RUTLAND-BENNINGTON COUNTY LINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR TILE AND FLAGGING

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;Mount Hamilton Formation (Poultney Slate)
    Rock description St. Catherine Formation;Mount Hamilton Formation (Poultney Slate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.25453, 43.29561

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

Mining district

District name Vermont/New York Slate District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sheldon Slate Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sheldon Slate Co.
    Home office Middle Granville, NY

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.876HA
    Overall length 152.4M
    Overall width 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • A MILL IS PRESENT AT THE QUARRY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHUMAKER, R. AND THOMPSON, J. JR., 1967, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE PAWLET QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 30, PP 14-27, PLATE 1

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    Schumaker, R. And Thompson, J.Jr., 1967, The Bedrock Geology Of The Pawlet Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 30, Pp 14-22.Schumaker, R. And Thompson, J.Jr., 1967, The Bedrock Geology Of The Pawlet Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 30, Pp 14-22.

  • 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-SEP-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

Beyond USGS

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