Mine detail: Vermont Black Slate Co. Quarries

Previously called 'Vt Black Slate Co. Quarries'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.1203, -72.65732

Resource(N)

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

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1875
Last production ended: 1912

Geology

Host rock:Northfield Formation
Host type:Slate,Phyllite

References

MRDSW044067
DEP10081742
Reference{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 VT STATE GEOLOGIST, FOURTH REPORT, (1903-1904), PP 50-51.}{Deposit:: RICHARDSON, C.H., AND CAMP, S.H., 1918, THE TERRANES OF NORTHFIELD, VT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, ELEVENTH REPORT (1917-1918), PP. 99-119.}{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:: 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:: 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.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff