Vermont · Rutland County
Producer

Pelkay Slate Quarry

Rutland County, Vermont, United States
StoneDimension
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Commodities
PrimaryStone, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsSlate
Geology
Host rockSlate · St. Catherine Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10106293
MRDS IDW033998
Alternate namesCapron Quarry, Includes W.H. Pelky Quarry
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.58822, -73.25765
References
DOLL, C.G., ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT).MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 19.DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN NO. 275, PP. 89-111.UNPUBLISHED MAP: DELAWARE AND HUDSON RR MAP OF QUARRIES AND MILLS (1924).Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover,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., Hillebrand, W.F., Eckel, E.C., And Coons, T.A., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 586, 220 P.Dale, T.N., Hillebrand, W.F., Eckel, E.C., And Coons, T.A., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 586, 220 P.Fowler, P., 1950, Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Castleton Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 2.Fowler, P., 1950, Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Castleton Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 2.