Mine detail: Taran Slate Co. Quarry

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 43.5708, -73.23535

Resource(N)

Primary: Slate, 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
Tectonic:Taconic Klippen, Foreland Of The Green Mountain Anticlinorium.

References

MRDSW044006
DEP10081698
Reference{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:: FOWLER, P., 1950, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE CASTLETON AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 2, PLATE 1.}{Deposit:: DOLL, C.G., ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT).}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.)