Vermont · Washington County
Producer
Vermont Black Slate Co. Quarries
Washington County, Vermont, United States
Stone Dimension
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryStone, Dimension
Commodity typeNonmetallic
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeSmall
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
GangueQuartz, Magnetite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Phyllite · Northfield Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1875
Last production1912
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References
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH.), P 32.PERKINS, G.H., 1904, REPORT OF THE VT STATE GEOLOGIST, FOURTH REPORT, (1903-1904), PP 50-51.RICHARDSON, C.H., AND CAMP, S.H., 1918, THE TERRANES OF NORTHFIELD, VT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, ELEVENTH REPORT (1917-1918), PP. 99-119.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).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).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.
Identification
Deposit ID10081742
MRDS IDW044067
Alternate namesVt Black Slate Co. Quarries
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.1203, -72.65732
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.