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W. Rutland Quarries (South of Rt. 4)

Past Producer in Rutland 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 10081818
MRDS ID W044192
Record type Site
Current site name W. Rutland Quarries (South of Rt. 4)
Alternate or previous names W. Rutland Quarries South of Rt. 4, Includes Eastman, Westland 1 and 2, Umbrella, Baronial, Hyde and Mcgarry Quarries.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.05124, 43.58999 (WGS84)
Elevation 177
Relative position 0.4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST RUTLAND, VERMONT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Rutland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ticonderoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • QUARRIES FORM A NW-SE TREND FOR 0.4 MILES ON THE SW SIDE OF ROUTE 4. QUARRIES LISTED ABOVE FROM SE TO NW. THE MCGARRY IS 0.2 MILES NE OF THE HYDE.
  • Location Is For the Umbrella Q. Which Is Central In the Group.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR POLISHED DIMENSION STONE, MOSTLY CONSTRUCTION.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore
Calcite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Shelburne Formation, Columbian Member
    Rock description Shelburne Formation, Columbian Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.05124, 43.58999
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N15-30W
    Dip 35 TO 90 E
    Thickness 59.74M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ANTICLINAL STRUCTURE IS OVERTURNED TO THE WEST.
  • The Anticlinal Structure Is Overturned To the West.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1850
Year of last production 1950

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Vermont Marble Co. Proctor, Vt.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Gawet Marble And Granite Inc. Rutland, Vt.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 3.505HA
    Overall length 609.6M
    Overall width 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE QUARRIES FORM A NW TREND 2000 FEET LONG AND ARE DEVELOPED OVER THE FULL WIDTH OF MARBLE AT ANY POINT. AS THE WIDTH OF MARBLE VARIES, SO DO THE WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH.), P. 51.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 107-111.

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO., PROCTOR, VT.

  • 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

    Unpublished Company Records: Vermont Marble Co.; Proctor , Vt.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE THICKEST EXPOSURE IS AT THE EASTMAN QUARRY. FOLDING HAS THICKENED THE MARBLE. THE DIP STEEPENS WITH DEPTH. THICKNESS GIVEN INCLUDES DOLOMITE BEDS.

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

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