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Liberty Hill Granite Quarry

Past Producer in Rutland 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 10081650
MRDS ID W033917
Record type Site
Current site name Liberty Hill Granite Quarry
Alternate or previous names Pierce Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.81143, 43.82859 (WGS84)
Elevation 463
Relative position 3.15 MILES SOUTH OF THE PARK IN ROCHESTER VILLAGE, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rochester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

White River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Green Mountain National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESS GAINED BY LIBERTY HILL ROAD AND A JEEP TRAIL WHICH FORKS TO THE NORTH. PREVIOUS LITERATURE ON THIS SITE PLACES IT IN ROCHESTER INSTEAD OF PITTSFIELD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR CONSTRUCTIONAL STONE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Granite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name New Hampshire Plutonic Series
    Rock description New Hampshire Plutonic Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Pinney Hollow Formation
    Rock description Pinney Hollow Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.81143, 43.82859
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N15E
    Dip 40SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • ON A SMALL KNOB, 0.5 MILES N, NE OF THE GRANITE QUARRY, THE PINNEY HOLLOW OUTCROPS WITH A MASSIVE QUARTZ VEIN CONTAINING SULFIDE MINERALS.
  • On A Small Knob, 0.5 Miles N, Ne of the Granite Quarry, the Pinney Hollow Outcrops With A Massive Quartz Vein Containing Sulfide Minerals.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1925
Year of last production 1915

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Liberty Hill Granite Corp. Rochester, Vt
  • Type Owner
    Owner Green Mountain National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.044HA
    Overall length 30.48M
    Overall width 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE QUARRY WAS WORKED TO A DEPTH OF 10 TO 30 FEET.

Comments on development

  • FILLED AN ORDER IN 1909 FOR THE BASE COURSE FOR THE GYMNASIUM AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 38.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1923, THE COMMERCIAL GRANITES OF NEW ENGLAND: USGS BULLETIN NO. 738, PP. 159-160.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT; USGS BULLETIN 104, PP-115-116.

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H., 1908, VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 6TH REPORT (1907-1908), PP 40, 74-75.

  • Deposit

    Perkins, G.H., 1908, 6th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1907-1908).Perkins, G.H., 1908, 6th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1907-1908).

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1909, The Granites Of Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 104, 138 P.Dale, T.N., 1909, The Granites Of Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 104, 138 P.

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1923, The Commercial Granites Of New England: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 738, 488 P.Dale, T.N., 1923, The Commercial Granites Of New England: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 738, 488 P.

  • Deposit

    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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE AND DIP IS OF THE SHEETING. THE SHEETS ARE 5 TO 10 FEET THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-JAN-2003 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials
Reporter 01-JUL-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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