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Sherman Carbide Co. Quarry

Past Producer in Windham county in Vermont, United States with commodities Calcium, Graphite
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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. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081765
MRDS ID W044094
Record type Site
Current site name Sherman Carbide Co. Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.91983, 42.74721 (WGS84)
Elevation 381
Relative position 2.15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF READSBORO, VT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windham(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rowe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Deerfield River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(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 Windham

Comments on the location information

  • QUARRY IS ON THE EAST BANK OF THE SHERMAN RESERVOIR, JUST EAST OF THE ACCESS ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary
Graphite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Graphite Ore
Marble Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Cavendish Formation
    Rock description Cavendish Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.91983, 42.74721
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form FOLDED AND THICKENED TABULAR BODIES
    Strike N10-20W
    Dip 35-40 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE GRAPHITE OCCURS AS EYES OR KNOTS IN THE MARBLE.
  • The Graphite Occurs As Eyes Or Knots In the Marble.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1875
Year of last production 1925

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner International Nitrogen Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner New England Power Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.115HA
    Overall length 53.34M
    Overall width 22.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY HAS 40 TO 70 FEET HIGHWALLS

Comments on development

  • BURNED THE MARBLE FOR LIME TO MAKE CALCIUM CARBIDE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHIDESTER, A.H., HATCH, N.L., OSBERG, P.H., NORTON, S.A. AND HARTSHORN, J.H., 1967. GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROWE QUADRANGLE, MA-VT. USGS MAP GQ-642.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P.37.

  • Deposit

    WHITINGHAM TOWN CLERK, 1985, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    HITCHCOCK, E., ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT: (CLAREMONT MANUFACTURING CO; CLAREMONT, NH), P.748, VOL.2.

  • Deposit

    Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 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

    Chidester, A.H., Hatch, N.L., Osberg, P.H., Norton, S.A. And Hartshorn, J.H., 1967, Geologic Map Of The Rowe Quadrangle, Ma-Vt: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map Gq-642, Scale 1:24,000.Chidester, A.H., Hatch, N.L., Osberg, P.H., Norton, S.A. And Hartshorn, J.H., 1967, Geologic Map Of The Rowe Quadrangle, Ma-Vt: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map Gq-642, Scale 1:24,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN THE PAST THE GRAPHITE IN THE MARBLE WAS MISTAKEN FOR GALENA AND SILVER AND SEVERAL PROSPECTS WERE OPENED FOR THE EXTRACTION OF THESE MINERALS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 5 PERS COMM

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

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