| Deposit ID | 10081713 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044033 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cobble Hill Quarries |
| Alternate or previous names | Site Includes the Wilbur, Hyland, Wheaton, Bianchi and Barre Medium Quarries |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.4506, 44.1775 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 427 |
| Relative position | 0.8 TO 1.5 MILES NORTH OF ROUTE 302 IN EAST BARRE, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Barre East(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 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| 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 > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Waits River Formation;Gile Mountain Formation |
| Rock description | Waits River Formation;Gile Mountain Formation |
| (1) | -72.4506, 44.1775 |
|---|
| General form | DOME |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1775 |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044033 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND448 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), PP. 4-5.
DALE, T.W., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN NO. 104, PP 87-89.
MURTHY, V.R., 1957, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE EAST BARRE AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 10, PP. 79-95, PLATE 1.
DALE, T.N., 1923, THE COMMERCIAL GRANITES OF NEW ENGLAND; USGS BULLETIN NO. 738, P 142.
Murthy, V.R., 1957, Bedrock Geology Of The East Barre Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 10, 95 P.Murthy, V.R., 1957, Bedrock Geology Of The East Barre Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 10, 95 P.
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.
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.
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 WILBUR QUARRY IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE WILDBUR QUARRY IN THE LITERATURE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 5 PERS COMM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.