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Braintree Granite Quarry

Past Producer in Orange county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081649
MRDS ID W033916
Record type Site
Current site name Braintree Granite Quarry
Alternate or previous names Murray Quarry, Vt Pink Granite Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.70281, 44.0081 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1.75 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST BROOKFIELD, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orange(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Roxbury(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Montpelier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

White River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Orange

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF A JEEP TRAIL ON THE SOUTHWEST SLOPE OF MT. NEVINS.
  • May Be Near Summit Or On Southern Slope of Cobble Hill. This Is Where Favorable Source Rocks Occur.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR MONUMENTS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Granite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name New Hampshire Plutonic Series
    Rock description New Hampshire Plutonic Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Missisquoi Formation
    Rock description Missisquoi Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.70281, 44.0081
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 3218.6M
    Width 1609.3M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE K-FELDSPARS GIVE THE GRANITE A PALE PINK TINT.
  • The K-Feldspars Give the Granite A Pale Pink Tint.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1948
Discoverer John Murray
Year of first production 1955
Year of last production 1955

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner John N. Murray And Mr. Goodeill

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.002HA
    Overall length 4.57M
    Overall width 4.57M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MAIN PIT IS 10 FEET DEEP. SEVERAL SMALL LEDGE PROSPECTS ARE WITHIN 50 FEET OF THE MAIN AREA OF DEVELOPMENT

Comments on development

  • SEVERAL BLOCKS WERE TAKEN TO BARRE AND PROCESSED INTO MONUMENTS. BY SANGUINETTI GRANITE CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERN, E.H., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE RANDOLPH QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 21, P.91.

  • Deposit

    HOFFMAN, P., 1974, A STUDY OF THE PETROLOGY AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLACEMENT OF THE BRAINTREE GRANITE: UNPUBLISHED SENIOR THESIS; MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, VT.

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION; STATE GEOLOGISTS OFFICE; MONTPELIER, VT.

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, C.H. AND CABEEN, C.K., 1920, THE GEOLOGY AND MINEROLOGY OF BRAINTREE, VT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 12TH REPORT (1919-1920), PP.66-67.

  • Deposit

    Richardson, C.H. And Cabeen, C.K., 1920, The Geology And Mineralogy Of Braintree, Vermont: 12th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist, Pp. 57-76.Richardson, C.H. And Cabeen, C.K., 1920, The Geology And Mineralogy Of Braintree, Vermont: 12th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist, Pp. 57-76.

  • Deposit

    Hoffman, P., 1974, A Study Of The Petrology And Conditions Of Emplacement Of The Braintree Granite: Unpublished Senior Thesis, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont.Hoffman, P., 1974, A Study Of The Petrology And Conditions Of Emplacement Of The Braintree Granite: Unpublished Senior Thesis, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont.

  • Deposit

    Ern, E.H. Jr., 1963, Bedrock Geology Of The Randolph Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 21, 92 P.Ern, E.H. Jr., 1963, Bedrock Geology Of The Randolph Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 21, 92 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIMENSIONS ARE AERIAL EXPOSURE OF GRANITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-JAN-03 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials
Reporter 01-SEP-85 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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