Mine detail: Rutland Fire Clay Co. Quarry

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Location

Lat / long: 43.5972, -72.93641

Resource(N)

Primary: Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin
Ore: Kaolin
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1885

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Residual
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1883
Last production ended: 1965

Geology

Host rock:Cheshire Quartzite;Winooski Dolomite
Host type:Quartzite,Dolomite

References

MRDSW033911
DEP10081645
Reference{Deposit:: PERKINS, G.H., 1908, MINERAL RESOURCES: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 6TH REPORT (1907-1908), PP.49-52.}{Deposit:: JACOBS, E.C., 1926, THE CLAY DEPOSITS AND CLAY INDUSTRIES OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 15TH REPORT (1925-1926) P.210}{Deposit:: PERKINS, DONALD, 1985, RUTLAND PRODUCTS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.}{Deposit:: Jacobs, E.C., 1926, The Clay Deposits And Clay Industries Of Vermont., 15th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1925-1926).Jacobs, E.C., 1926, The Clay Deposits And Clay Industries Of Vermont., 15th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1925-1926).}{Deposit:: Perkins, G.H., 1908, 6th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1907-1908).Perkins, G.H., 1908, 6th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1907-1908).}{Deposit:: Perkins, D., 1985, Rutland Products, Personal Communication.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff