Mine detail: Pittsford Valley Quarries

Previously called 'And Pitt. V. Prospect #1.Includes From N To S: Pittsford Valley 76 and 3'

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Location: Rutland County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.73219, -73.07782
dep_id: 10081837
mrds_id: W044213
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Dimension
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Marble, Calcite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff
hrock_unit: Shelburne Formation, Columbian Member
hrock_type: Marble
Year first produced: 1825
yr_lst_prd: 1950
References:
  • Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 34.
  • Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR, VT
  • Deposit:: PERKINS, G.H., 1932, MARBLE INDUSTRY OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 18TH REPORT (1931-1932), PP 132-138.
  • Deposit:: Town Of Corinth History Committee, 1964, History Of Corinth, Vermont; 1764-1964.Town Of Corinth History Committee, 1964, History Of Corinth, Vermont; 1764-1964.
  • Deposit:: Slack, J., 1985, Usgs-Emr, Personal Communication.
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