| Deposit ID | 10089849 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033976 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brocklebank Hill Quarries |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.4162, 43.935 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 594 |
| Relative position | 4.0 MILES SOUTH, SOUTHEAST OF CHELSEA, VERMONT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orange(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chelsea(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ammonoosuc River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Orange |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Granite | Ore |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | New Hampshire Plutonic Series | ||||||||
| Rock description | New Hampshire Plutonic Series | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Rock unit name | Waits River Formation |
| Rock description | Waits River Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -72.4162, 43.935 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR, TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033976 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND483 |
ADAMS, C.B., 1847, THIRD ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), P. 30.
DOLL, C.G., ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT).
DOLL, C.G., 1944, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STRAFFORD QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 24TH REPORT (1943-1944), PP. 20-21, SHEET 2.
Adams, C.B., 1847, Third Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1847, Third Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.
Doll, C.G., 1944, Preliminary Report On The Geology Of The Strafford Quadrangle, Vermont: 24th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1943-1944).Doll, C.G., 1944, Preliminary Report On The Geology Of The Strafford Quadrangle, Vermont: 24th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1943-1944).
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE OUTCROP PATTERN SUGGESTS THAT THE GRANITE BODY DIPS TO THE NORTH. |
| 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 |
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