| Deposit ID | 10089894 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044174 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ryegate Granite Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.16088, 44.19191 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 290 |
| Relative position | 1.0 MILE WEST OF SOUTH RYEGATE, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caledonia(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Groton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Montpelier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(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 | Caledonia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| 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 > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Rock unit name | Waits River Formation |
| Rock description | Waits River Formation |
| (1) | -72.16088, 44.19191 |
|---|
| Strike | N 40 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45-50 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robert And Joyce Arnosky |
| Home office | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 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 | W044174 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND283 |
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP; WOODSVILLE, VT-NH, 15 MINUTE SERIES: (WASHINGTON, D.C.).
DALE, T.N., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN 104, P. 42.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE STRIKE AND DIP IS FOR THE SHEETING IN THE GRANITE |
| 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 | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1997 | Fred Beck, Inc. | Contractor | STN1 ADDED TO COMMOD |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.