| Deposit ID | 10081828 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044204 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain Dark Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Site Includes the Carpenter and Powers Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.04763, 43.6806 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 195 |
| Relative position | 1.25 TO 1.5 MILES NORTH, NORTHWEST OF THE BRIDGE IN PROCTOR VILLAGE, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rutland(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Proctor(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Rutland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Dolomite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Shelburne Formation; Sutherland Falls Member | ||||
| Rock description | Shelburne Formation; Sutherland Falls Member | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -73.04763, 43.6806 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N5W |
| Dip | 60E |
| Thickness | 175.26M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Parker And Pinckney |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vermont Marble Co. Proctor, Vt. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.35HA |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Overall width | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044204 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND363 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 36.
UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO., PROCTOR, VT.
DALE, T.N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 122-123.
Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont; 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont; 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).
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.
Unpublished Company Records: Vermont Marble Co.; Proctor, Vt.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MOUNTAIN DARK QUARRY SEEMS TO BE THE SAME AS THE PARKER AND PINCKNEY PROSPECT OF DALE (1914). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| 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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