Mine detail: Norton Bros. Quarries

Previously called 'Site Also Includes Progressive Slate Co. and Owens Sons Quarries.'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.40272, -73.24126

Resource(N)

Primary: Stone, Dimension
Ore: Slate
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Medium
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host rock:St. Catherine Formation
Host type:Slate

References

MRDSW033991
DEP10081691
Reference{Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED MAP: DELAWARE AND HUDSON RR MAP OF THE SLATE QUARRIES AND MILLS (1924).}{Deposit:: SCHUMAKER, R. AND THOMPSON, J. JR., 1967, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE PAWLET QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 30, PLATE 1.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 33.}{Deposit:: DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN 275, PP. 89-111.}{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And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.}{Deposit:: Unpublished Company Records: Vermont Marble Co.; Proctor, Vt.}
ReporterFred Beck, Inc., McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff