Bemis Limestone Quarry

Past Producer in Windham county in Vermont, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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. 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 10081778
MRDS ID W044120
Record type Site
Current site name Bemis Limestone Quarry
Alternate or previous names Holland Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.62093, 43.1064 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Relative position 4.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF TOWNSHEND, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windham(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Westminster West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West 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

  • SITE IS EAST OF RT. 35 JUST NORTH OF ATHENS-TOWNSHEND LINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CALC-SILICATE HORIZON. ORE WAS GROUND AND BURNED FOR LIME.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore
Dolomite Ore
Calcite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Mica Gangue
Actinolite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Mount Holly Complex
    Rock description Mount Holly Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.62093, 43.1064

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 55-70 E
    Dip 45 N W
    Thickness 3.05M
    Width 60.96M
    Depth to top 0M

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 Bemis Family
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ray Bemis Bemis Hill Athens, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.153HA
    Overall length 106.68M
    Overall width 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • ORE WAS ROASTED IN KILNS AT THE MINES. REMAINS OF KILN AND ASSORTED MACHINERY ARE STILL PRESENT.

Comments on development

  • ROASTED ORE TO SUPPLY LOCAL DEMAND FOR PLASTER AND CEMENT. PROBABLY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS AS WELL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1915, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN NO. 589, 67 P.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 3.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT; 9TH REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST (1913-1914), P. 249.

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1915, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 589, 67 P.Dale, T.N., 1915, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 589, 67 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

    Dale, T.N., 1914, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).Dale, T.N., 1914, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS THICKENED LOCALLY BY FOLDING BUT NO HORIZON IS THICKER THAN 10 FEET. CALCITE FORMS COARSE TO VERY COARSE CRYSTALS

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.