Vermont · Bennington County
Producer

East Dorset Marble Quarries

Bennington County, Vermont, United States
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Description

Martin Beardsley

Commodities
PrimaryStone, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMarble, Calcite
Geology
Host rockMarble,Dolomite · Shelburne Formation;Bascom Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1812
Identification
Deposit ID10081783
MRDS IDW044132
Alternate namesPitch, Mcguigan, E. Dorset Italien, Folsom, Blue Ledge and Cave Quarries.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.23501, -73.03093
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.UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR, VT.HEWITT, PHILIP C., 1961, THE GEOLOGY OF THE EQUINOX QUADRANGLE AND VICINITY, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 18, PLATE 1.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.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).Unpublished Company Records: Vermont Marble Co., Proctor, Vermont.