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Unnamed Rip Rap Quarries

Producer in Washington county in Vermont, United States with commodities Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111276
MRDS ID W044032
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Rip Rap Quarries
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.57511, 44.16439 (WGS84)
Relative position 3.1 MILES SOUTH OF BERLIN CORNERS, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Barre West(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Washington

Comments on the location information

  • THE SECOND QUARRY IS 3100 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE LOCATION GIVEN. THE QUARRY SYMBOLS APPEAR ACCURATELY PLACED ON THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP.
  • Location Given Is For the Active Quarry.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary
Stone, Dimension Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • STONE ORIGINALLY USED FOR RIP-RAP, CURRENTLY FOR BUILDING STONE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Schist Ore
Quartzite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Waits River Formation
    Rock description Waits River Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.57511, 44.16439
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N10-20E
    Dip 60-70NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1950
Year of last production 1975

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Chester Florek Graniteville, Vt
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. Kipling, Arlington, Va.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3.154HA
    Overall length 182.88M
    Overall width 182.88M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE QUARRY (SOUTHERNMOST) IS 80 FEET DEEP. THE NORTHERN QUARRY IS 500 FEET SQUARE.

Comments on development

  • OPENED FOR RIP-RAP DURING CONSTRUCTION OF I-89. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED FOR BUILDING STONE ON A VERY SMALL SCALE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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-SEP-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-DEC-1997 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor

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