Mine detail: Rising and Nelson # 11 Quarry

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Location:	Rutland County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long:	43.46485, -73.22807
dep_id:	10081703
mrds_id:	W044014
Commodity type:	nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Stone, Dimension
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Metamorphic
Production size:	Medium ammount of material produced
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Slate
orebody_fm:	TABULAR
work_type:	Surface
Reporter:	Fred Beck, Inc., L. G. Woodruff, McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.)
hrock_unit:	St. Catherine Formation
hrock_type:	Slate
Year first produced:	1908
References:	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:: SCHUMAKER, R. AND THOMPSON, J. JR., 1967, THE BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE PAWLET QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 30, PP 14-22, PLATE 1. Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED MAP: DELAWARE AND HUDSON RR MAP OF QUARRIES AND MILLS (1924). Deposit:: MORROW, J, 1970, A CENTURY OF HARD ROCK; THE STORY OF RISING AND NELSON SLATE COMPANY: GRASTORF PRESS; (GRANVILLE, NY). Deposit:: HABLOCK, A., 1985, RISING AND NELSON SLATE CO.; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION. Deposit:: Morrow, J., 1970, A Century Of Hard Rock: The Story Of Rising And Nelson Slate Company: Grastorf Press, Granville, New York.Morrow, J., 1970, A Century Of Hard Rock: The Story Of Rising And Nelson Slate Company: Grastorf Press, Granville, New York. 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:: Schumaker, R. And Thompson, J.Jr., 1967, The Bedrock Geology Of The Pawlet Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 30, Pp 14-22.Schumaker, R. And Thompson, J.Jr., 1967, The Bedrock Geology Of The Pawlet Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 30, Pp 14-22. 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.