Unnamed Granite Quarry

Past Producer in Washington county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081712
MRDS ID W044031
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Granite Quarry
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.6098, 44.2061 (WGS84)
Elevation 450
Relative position 1.65 MILES WEST, SOUTHWEST OF BERLIN CORNERS, VERMONT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Barre West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Montpelier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Washington

Comments on the location information

  • THIS AREA SHOWS ON THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP AS A CLEARING WITH STANDING WATER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • QUARRIED FOR DIMENSION STONE

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) Early Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Waits River Formation
    Rock description Waits River Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.6098, 44.2061

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 762M
    Width 152.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.066HA
    Overall length 30.48M
    Overall width 22.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL OPENINGS WERE MADE. THE DIMENSIONS GIVEN ARE FOR THE LARGEST.

Comments on development

  • THE ENTERPRISE FAILED DUE TO THE LENGTH AND DIFFICULTY OF THE HAUL TO MARKET.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOLL, C.G., ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; MONTPELIER, VT.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 6.

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, C.H., 1916, THE GEOLOGY OF CALAIS, EAST MONTPELIER, MONTPELIER AND BERLIN, VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 10TH REPORT (1915-1916), PP 134, 148.

  • Deposit

    Richardson, C.H., 1916, The Geology Of Calais, East Montpelier, Montpelier, And Berlin: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Richardson, C.H., 1916, The Geology Of Calais, East Montpelier, Montpelier, And Berlin: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIMENSIONS GIVEN ARE THE SURFACE EXPRESSION OF THE GRANITE BODY.

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-NOV-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

Beyond USGS

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