Vermont · Rutland County
Past Producer

Sheldon Slate Co. Pawlet Quarries

Rutland County, Vermont, United States
SlateDimension
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Commodities
PrimarySlate, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsSlate
Geology
Host rockSlate · St. Catherine Formation
Tectonic settingTaconic Klipper, Foreland Of The Green Mountain Anticlinorium
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10089867
MRDS IDW044022
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates43.39331, -73.24064
References
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964. VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 36.DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN NO. 275, PP 89-111.SCHUMAKER, R. AND THOMPSON, J. JR., 1967, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE PAWLET QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 30, PP 14-22, PLATE 1.UNPUBLISHED MAP: DELAWARE AND HUDSON RR MAP OF SLATE QUARRIES AND MILLS (1924).TATKO, J. JR., 1985, SHELDON SLATE CO., MIDDLE GRANVILLE, NY; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.