Mine detail: Northfield Slate Co. Quarries

Previously called 'Dole-Brill Or Selma Q.Adams QDonahue Or Belknap Q'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.13999, -72.64871

Resource(N)

Primary: Stone, Dimension
Ore: Phyllite, Slate
Gangue: Quartz, Magnetite, Pyrite
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1855
Last production ended: 1912

Geology

Host rock:Northfield Formation
Host type:Slate

References

MRDSW044066
DEP10081741
Reference{Deposit:: RICHARDSON, C.H. AND CAMP, S.H., 1918, THE TERRANES OF NORTHFIELD, VT: ELEVENTH REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST (1917-1918), PP. 99-119.}{Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, VOL. II, (CLAREMONT MFG. CO, CLAREMONT, NH) P 794.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) P. 32.}{Deposit:: PERKINS, G.H., 1904, REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 4TH REPORT (1903-1904), PP. 50-51.}{Deposit:: Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.}{Deposit:: Richardson, C.H. And Camp, S.H., 1918, The Terranes Of Northfield, Vermont: 11th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1917-1918).Richardson, C.H. And Camp, S.H., 1918, The Terranes Of Northfield, Vermont: 11th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1917-1918).}{Deposit:: Perkins, G. H., 1904, 4th Annual Report Of The State Geologist On The Mineral Industry And Geology Of Vermont (1903-1904).Perkins, G. H., 1904, 4th Annual Report Of The State Geologist On The Mineral Industry And Geology Of Vermont (1903-1904).}{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.}
ReporterL. G. Woodruff, McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.)