| Deposit ID | 10106301 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044110 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kenfield Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Site Includes Several Other Small Quarries Atherton and Dix Quarries |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.90564, 42.76031 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 503 |
| Relative position | 2 TO 3 MILES EAST OF READSBORO, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windham(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Readsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Deerfield River(hydrologic unit)
Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Windham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Marble, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||||
| Rock unit name | Cavendish Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Cavendish Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Hoosac Formation - albite-quartz granofels member |
|---|
| General form | LENSES AND SOME MORE EXTENSIVE TABULAR BODIES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10W |
| Dip | 25-40W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1825 |
| Year of last production | 1875 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. Atherton, J. Dix And J. Kentfield |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044110 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND172 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH.), P. 52.
SKEHAN, J.W., 1961, THE GREEN MOUNTAIN ANTICLINORIUM IN THE VICINITY OF WILMINGTON AND WOODFORD, VERMONT; VGS BULLETIN NO. 17, PLATE 1.
HITCHCOCK, F. ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT: CLAREMONT MANUFACTURING CO.; (CLAREMONT, NH), P. 748.
DALE, T.N., 1914, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, NINTH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 260-261.
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION: WHITINGHAM TOWN CLERK.
Skehan, J.W., 1961, The Green Mountain Anticlinorium In The Vicinity Of Wilmington And Woodford, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 17, P. 147.Skehan, J.W., 1961, The Green Mountain Anticlinorium In The Vicinity Of Wilmington And Woodford, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 17, P. 147.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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