Parmenter Granite Quarry

Past Producer in Orleans 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. 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 10089892
MRDS ID W044169
Record type Site
Current site name Parmenter Granite Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.15368, 45.00578 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Relative position 5.35 MILES NORTH, NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTH BAY BRIDGE, NEWPORT, VT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orleans(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Newport OE N(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Mansfield OE N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montreal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Orleans

Comments on the location information

  • QUARRY IS JUST SOUTH OF THE ROAD BETWEEN BEEBE PLAIN AND NO. DERBY, VT. IT IS 0.6 MILES WEST OF BEEBE PLAIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE STONE IS USED FOR MONUMENT BASES

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 > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Waits River Formation
    Rock description Waits River Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.15368, 45.00578

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, SILL

Comments on the geologic information

  • Biotite Granite Or Biotite Quartz Monzonite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1920

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner W. H. Parmenter
    Home office No. Derby, Vt
  • Type Owner
    Owner Gandreau'S Beebe Plain, Vt.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.009HA
    Overall length 12.19M
    Overall width 7.62M

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY IS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, P., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) P. 16.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1923, COMMERCIAL GRANITES OF NEW ENGLAND: USGS BULLETIN 738, PP., 120-121.

  • Deposit

    DOLL, C.G., 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE MEMPHREMAGOG QUADRANGLE AND THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE IRASBURG QUADRANGLE, VT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 3.

  • 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

    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.

  • 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 THE SHEETS ARE 2 TO 5 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-JUN-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

Beyond USGS

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