Vermont · Bennington County
Producer

South Dorset Marble Quarries

Bennington County, Vermont, United States
StoneDimension
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Commodities
PrimaryStone, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formFOLDED TABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMarble, Calcite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shelburne Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1841
Last production1925
Identification
Deposit ID10081781
MRDS IDW044128
Alternate namesIncludes Lucky Strike Bennington, Valley Mudhole and Kent and Root Mccormick.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.21941, -73.07263
References
DALE, T.N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT, PP. 1-160.MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH.) PP.16-17.HEWITT, PHILIP C., 1961, THE GEOLOGY OF THE EQUINOX QUADRANGLE AND VICINITY, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 18, PLATE 1.UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR VT.Hewitt, P.C., 1961, The Geology Of The Equinox Quadrangle And Vicinity: Vermont Geological Bulletin 18.Hewitt, P.C., 1961, The Geology Of The Equinox Quadrangle And Vicinity: Vermont Geological Bulletin 18.Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont; 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont; 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).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P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Unpublished Company Records: Vermont Marble Co., Proctor, Vermont.