Unnamed Granite Quarries

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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089856
MRDS ID W033995
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Granite Quarries
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.26119, 44.6347 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Relative position 4.3 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENSBORO, VERMONT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orleans(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craftsbury(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Mansfield(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 Orleans

Comments on the location information

  • QUARRIES ARE ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF PADDOCK HILL.
  • Quarries Are Within 0.5 Miles of Location Given

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

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
    Rock unit name Waits River Formation
    Rock description Waits River Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.26119, 44.6347

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form DOME

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 OPENINGS WERE MADE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, C.H. AND TURNER, H.G., 1914, THE TERRANES OF GREENSBORO, VERMONT; VERMONT STATE GEOLOG1ST, 9TH REPT. (1913-1914), PP. 288-290.

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, C.H., 1912, THE TERRANES OF CRAFTSBURY, VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 8TH REPORT (1911-1912), P. 176.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 21.

  • Deposit

    KONIG, R.H. AND DENNIS, J.G., 1964, THE GEOLOGY OF THE HARDWICK AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 24, PLATE 1.

  • Deposit

    Konig, R.H., And Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Hardwick Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 24.Konig, R.H., And Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Hardwick Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 24.

  • Deposit

    Richardson, C.H., 1914, 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914); The Terranes Of Greensboro, Vermont: Pp. 288-290.Richardson, C.H., 1914, 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914); The Terranes Of Greensboro, Vermont: Pp. 288-290.

  • Deposit

    Richardson, C.H., 1912, The Terranes Of Craftsbury, Vermont: 8th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1911-1912).Richardson, C.H., 1912, The Terranes Of Craftsbury, Vermont: 8th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1911-1912).

  • 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.

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

Beyond USGS

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