Mine detail: Dummerston Slate Quarries

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Location

Lat / long: 42.91251, -72.53702

Resource(N)

Primary: Stone, Dimension
Ore: Slate
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1755
Last production ended: 1925

Geology

Host rock:Littleton Formation
Host type:Slate,Quartzite,Phyllite

References

MRDSW044099
DEP10081768
Reference{Deposit:: MANSFIELD, D.F., 1884, THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF DUMMERSTON: (LUDLOW, VERMONT).}{Deposit:: CARPENTER, F., 1985, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION}{Deposit:: HEPBURN, J.C., TRASK, N.J., ROSENFELD, J.L. AND THOMPSON JR., J.B., 1984, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE BRATTLEBORO QUADRANGLE, VT-NH., VGS BULLETIN NO.32.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), P.36.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, C.B., 1846, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), PP.131-140.}{Deposit:: Mansfield, D.F., 1884, The History Of The Town Of Dummerston: Ludlow, Vermont.Mansfield, D.F., 1884, The History Of The Town Of Dummerston: Ludlow, Vermont.}{Deposit:: Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.}{Deposit:: Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.}{Deposit:: Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff