Mine detail: Bush Quarry

Previously called 'Rising and Nelson #15'

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Location: Rutland County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.375, -73.23954
dep_id: 10081708
mrds_id: W044026
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Dimension
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Slate
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface
hrock_unit: St. Catherine Formation
hrock_type: Slate
yr_lst_prd: 1975
References:
  • 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 NO. 275, PP. 89-111.
  • Deposit:: SCHUMAKER, R. AND THOMPSON, J. JR., 1967, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE PAWLET QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 30., PP 14-22, PLATEL.
  • Deposit:: MORROW, J., 1970, A CENTURY OF HARD ROCK; THE STORY OF THE RISING AND NELSON SLATE COMPANY: GRASTORF PRESS, (GRANVILLE, NY), 32 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.
  • 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.
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