Vermont · Bennington County
Producer

Bloomer-Norcross Group

Bennington County, Vermont, United States
StoneDimension
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Description

Isaac Underhill (Opened First Quarry)

Commodities
PrimaryStone, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formFOLDED TABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMarble
GangueGraphite, Actinolite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shelburne Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1785
Identification
Deposit ID10081782
MRDS IDW044129
Alternate namesIncludes Cody, Norcross Main, Valley, Bloomer and Plateau Bloomer, Norcross West
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.23641, -73.08283
References
DALE, T.N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP 1-160.MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) PP. 16-17.PERKINS, G.H., 1898, REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST ON MARBLE, SLATE AND GRANITE. TUTTLE PRINTING CO., RUTLAND, VT. P.16.HEWITT, PHILIP C., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE EQUINOX QUADRANGLE AND VICINITY, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 18, PLATE 1.UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR, VT.Perkins, G.H., 1898, Report Of The State Geologist On Marble, Slate And Granite: Tuttle Printing Company, Rutland, Vermont.Perkins, G.H., 1898, Report Of The State Geologist On Marble, Slate And Granite: Tuttle Printing Company, Rutland, Vermont.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).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.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P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Unpublished Company Records: Vermont Marble Co., Proctor, Vermont.