| Deposit ID | 10081789 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044141 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buffalo Hill Granite Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.3951, 44.4944 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 442 |
| Relative position | 1.4 MILES WEST OF MACKVILLE, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caledonia(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Woodbury(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Caledonia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Granite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | New Hampshire Plutonic Series | ||||||||
| Rock description | New Hampshire Plutonic Series | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Missisquoi Formation; Moretown Member |
| Rock description | Missisquoi Formation; Moretown Member |
| (1) | -72.3951, 44.4944 |
|---|
| General form | DOME |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1887 |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hardwick Granite Co. |
| Home office | Hardwick, Vt |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bardell Lumber Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.35HA |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Overall width | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044141 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND250 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 53.
DALE, T.N., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN 104, PP. 27-29.
KONIG, R.H., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE PLAINFIELD QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 16, PP. 83-84, PLATE 1.
Konig, R.H., 1961, Geology Of The Plainfield Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 16.Konig, R.H., 1961, Geology Of The Plainfield Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 16.
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.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHEETING IS POORLY DEVELOPED. RELIED ON JOINTS TO AID IN BLOCK EXTRACTION |
| 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 |
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