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Dummerston Slate Quarries

Producer in Windham 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. 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 10081768
MRDS ID W044099
Record type Site
Current site name Dummerston Slate Quarries

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.53702, 42.91251 (WGS84)
Elevation 146
Relative position 1.6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EAST DUMMERSTON, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windham(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Putney(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Waits River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Windham

Comments on the location information

  • ONE QUARRY IS BETWEEN RT. 5 AND THE CARPENTER RD. AND THE OTHER IS JUST EAST OF THE CARPENTER RD ON TOP OF A SMALL HILL.
  • Quarries Located 200 Yards Ne and Sw of Point Indicated

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR ROOFING, WALLS, POSTS; SHIPPED TO NY FOR SCHOOL WRITING TABLETS.

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 Littleton Formation
    Rock description Littleton Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.53702, 42.91251
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N45E
    Dip 80NW
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1755
Year of last production 1925

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Carpenter Family
    Home office Dummerston, Vt.
  • Type Owner
    Owner J. Houghton/C. Garland Dummerston, Vt.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.197HA
    Length 45.72M
    Overall depth 12.19M
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • DIMENSIONS ARE FOR THE WESTERN QUARRY. THE EASTERN SITE IS 300 FTLONG AND 40 FT WIDE AVERAGING 35 FT DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MANSFIELD, D.F., 1884, THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF DUMMERSTON: (LUDLOW, VERMONT).

  • Deposit

    CARPENTER, F., 1985, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

  • Deposit

    HEPBURN, J.C., TRASK, N.J., ROSENFELD, J.L. AND THOMPSON JR., J.B., 1984, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE BRATTLEBORO QUADRANGLE, VT-NH., VGS BULLETIN NO.32.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), P.36.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1846, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), PP.131-140.

  • Deposit

    Mansfield, D.F., 1884, The History Of The Town Of Dummerston: Ludlow, Vermont.Mansfield, D.F., 1884, The History Of The Town Of Dummerston: Ludlow, Vermont.

  • Deposit

    Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.

  • Deposit

    Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.

  • Deposit

    Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE AND DIP IS ORIENTATION OF THE PROMINENT CLEAVAGE. MINOR ROLLS DO OCCUR.

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

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