Shangraw Quarries

Past Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone
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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081829
MRDS ID W044205
Record type Site
Current site name Shangraw Quarries
Alternate or previous names Includes N To S: Laveria, Shangraw 5, 1, 2 and 4., And Orchard 2 and 1.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.05144, 43.685 (WGS84)
Elevation 201
Relative position 1.9 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE BRIDGE IN PROCTOR VILLAGE, VT.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • THE SHANGROW AND ORCHARD QUARRIES FORM A NORTH, NORTHWEST TREND 0.3 MILES LONG. THE LAVERIA IS OFFSET 0.5 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST FROM THE NORTH END OF THIS TREND.
  • Location Given Is For the Centrally Located Shangraw #4.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

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) Danby Formation

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

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 1925

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Vermont Marble Co. Proctor, Vt.

Comments on the workings information

  • 6 QUARRIES DEVELOPED ALONG A N, NW TREND 1700 FEET LONG. TWO OTHER QUARRIES FORM OUTLIERS TO THE EAST AND WEST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 36.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), P. 123.

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS; VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR, VT.

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H., 1932, MARBLE INDUSTRY OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 18TH REPORT (1931-1932), P. 132.

  • Deposit

    Perkins, G.H., 1932, Marble Industry Of Vermont: Vermont State Geologists 18th Annual Report (1931-1932), 132 P.Perkins, G.H., 1932, Marble Industry Of Vermont: Vermont State Geologists 18th Annual Report (1931-1932), 132 P.

  • Deposit

    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).

  • 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 SHANGRAW QUARRIES HAVE ALSO BEEN CALLED THE MOUNTAIN DARK (PERKINS, 1932). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

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

Beyond USGS

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