Vermont · Rutland County
Past Producer

Rutland Fire Clay Co. Quarry

Rutland County, Vermont, United States
Fire Clay (Refractory)Kaolin
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Description

Rufus Perkins.

Commodities
PrimaryFire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeResidual
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsKaolin
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Dolomite · Cheshire Quartzite;Winooski Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1883
Last production1965
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10081645
MRDS IDW033911
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.5972, -72.93641
References
PERKINS, G.H., 1908, MINERAL RESOURCES: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 6TH REPORT (1907-1908), PP.49-52.JACOBS, E.C., 1926, THE CLAY DEPOSITS AND CLAY INDUSTRIES OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 15TH REPORT (1925-1926) P.210PERKINS, DONALD, 1985, RUTLAND PRODUCTS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.Jacobs, E.C., 1926, The Clay Deposits And Clay Industries Of Vermont., 15th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1925-1926).Jacobs, E.C., 1926, The Clay Deposits And Clay Industries Of Vermont., 15th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1925-1926).Perkins, G.H., 1908, 6th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1907-1908).Perkins, G.H., 1908, 6th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1907-1908).Perkins, D., 1985, Rutland Products, Personal Communication.