E. Hitchcock, v. 1, p. 396-419. Eolian limestone. White and gray limestone, both nonmagnesium and dolomites. Thickness 2,000+ feet. Includes some sparry limestone, clay slate, and talcose schist, talcose limestone, etc. Same as Bershire limestone and Stockbridge limestone of Massachusetts and Dorset limestone of Vermont (Elem. Geol. Of E. and C.H. Hitchcock, 1860). The name Eolian limestone is more appropriate for this formation than Stockbridge limestone, because only a part of formation is developed in that town, and that is in an inferior condition to this. Named for Mount Eolus (Dorset Mountain) [in Pawlet quadrangle], Bennington and Rutland Counties, southwestern Vermont, of which it composes greater part. [Gave a detailed section of beds on Dorset Mountain, in Dorset Township, Bennington County, southwestern Vermont.] May be Silurian or may be Devonian.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 692-693).