| Deposit ID | 10106306 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044195 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | True Blue Quarries |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes True Blue 1, 2 and 3, White Birch and South True Blue Quarries |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.05893, 43.6369 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 158 |
| Relative position | 2.1 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE BRIDGE IN PROCTOR VILLAGE, VERMONT. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Calcite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bascom Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Bascom Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -73.05893, 43.6369 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 15 DEGREES S |
| Thickness | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1807 |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vermont Marble Co.. Proctor, Vt. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 3.154HA |
| Length | 34.44M |
| Overall depth | 39.62M |
| Overall length | 365.76M |
| Overall width | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044195 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND354 |
MORRILL, P., AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 51.
DALE, T.N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP 119-120.
UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE COMPANY, PROCTOR, VT.
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).
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 | DEPOSIT IS FORMED IN THE TROUGH OF A SOUTHERLY PLUNGING SYNCLINAL STRUCTURE. THICKNESS MEASUREMENT INCLUDES DOLOMITE BEDS. |
| Deposit | Workings Were Located Right On the Margin of Lake Champlain Where Good Exposure Was Found. |
| 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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