Mine detail: Boston Quarry, Taran Bros.

Previously called 'Site Includes F.H. Mining and Milling Co. QuarryAndrushko Slate Co. Quarry'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.5692, -73.23533

Resource(N)

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

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:St. Catherine Formation
Host type:Slate

References

MRDSW033993
DEP10081692
Reference{Deposit:: FOWLER, P., 1950, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE CASTLETON AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 2, PLATE 1.}{Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED MAP: DELAWARE AND HUDSON RR MAP OF QUARRIES AND MILLS (1924).}{Deposit:: DOLL, C.G., ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT).}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 36.}{Deposit:: DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN NO. 275, PP. 89-111.}{Deposit:: Dale, T.N., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 275, 220 P.Dale, T.N., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 275, 220 P.}{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:: Fowler, P., 1950, Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Castleton Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 2.Fowler, P., 1950, Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Castleton Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 2.}{Deposit:: Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.}{Deposit:: Unpublished Map: Delaware And Hudson Rr Map Of Quarries And Mills (1924)}
ReporterFred Beck, Inc., McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff