| Deposit ID | 10089891 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044166 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barton Mountain Quarries |
| Alternate or previous names | Site Includes Barnard, Damon and Fisk Quarries. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.13259, 44.76999 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 457 |
| Relative position | 2.1 TO 3.0 MILES NE OF THE JCT. OF RTS. 5 AND 12, BARTON, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orleans(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Orleans(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Mansfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Orleans |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Granite | Ore |
| 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 > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Gile Mountain Formation |
| Rock description | Gile Mountain Formation |
| (1) | -72.13259, 44.76999 |
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| General form | DOME |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1925 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Barton Granite Co./Crystal Lake Granite Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ryle Miller/Henry Labrecque/Carl Paquette Barton, Vt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044166 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND275 |
PAQUETTE, RAYMOND, 1985, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
PEARRE, N.C. AND CALKINS, J.A., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS AND OCCURRENCES IN VERMONT EXCLUSIVE OF CLAY, SAND AND GRAVEL AND PEAT: USGS MAP, MR-5.
DALE, T.N., 1923, THE COMMERCIAL GRANITES OF NEW ENGLAND: USGS BULLETIN 738, P. 121.
DOLL, C.G., 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE MEMPHREMAGOG QUADRANGLE AND THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE IRASBURG QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 3, PP. 41-45, PLATE 1.
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.
Doll, C.G., 1951, Geology Of The Memphremagog Quadrangle And The Southeastern Portion Of The Irasburg Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 3, Pp. 38-41, Plate 1.Doll, C.G., 1951, Geology Of The Memphremagog Quadrangle And The Southeastern Portion Of The Irasburg Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 3, Pp. 38-41, Plate 1.
Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE QUARRIES ARE IN THE WEST-CENTRAL PORTION OF THE WILLOUGHBY PLUTON. |
| 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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