| Deposit ID | 10081759 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044087 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | F.W. Whitcomb Stone Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | F.W. Whitcomb Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.18811, 44.5061 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 96 |
| Relative position | 0.35 MILES WEST OF I-89 AND RT. 7 JCT., COLCHESTER, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chittenden(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Colchester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Chittenden |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartzite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Ore |
| Limestone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Monkton Formation;Winooski Formation |
| Rock description | Monkton Formation;Winooski Formation |
| (1) | -73.18811, 44.5061 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 5 E |
| Dip | 10 E |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | F. W. Whitcomb Construction Corp. |
| Home office | Winooski, Vt |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 39.661HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044087 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND235 |
RATTE, C.A., AND VANECEK, D.M., 1980, DIRECTORY OF VERMONT MINERAL INDUSTRIES: UNPUBLISHED. (AVAILABLE AT VERMONT STATE GEOLOGISTS OFFICE, MONTPELIER, VT).
DOLL, C.G., ET AL, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT).
REED, HARVEY, 1985, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION: F.W. WHITCOMB; WINOOSKI, VT.
STONE, S.W. AND DENNIS, J.G., 1964, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MILTON QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 26, PLATE 1.
Stone, S.W. And Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Milton Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 26, 79 P.Stone, S.W. And Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Milton Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 26, 79 P.
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.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1997 | Fred Beck, Inc. | Contractor | ADDED LOCATION COMMENTS, SYNONYM |
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