| Deposit ID | 10081721 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044042 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Consolidated Quarries |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes the Couyellard, Capitol, Manufacturers Quarries See General Comments |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.46889, 44.15359 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 463 |
| Relative position | 1.1 MILE SOUTHWEST 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) | -72.46889, 44.15359 |
|---|
| General form | DOME |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Consolidated Quarry Co. Websterville, Vt |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rock Of Ages Granite Co. Upper Graniteville, Vt. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 16.822HA |
| Overall length | 487.68M |
| Overall width | 365.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044042 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND447 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 4.
DALE, T.N., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN 104, P. 78.
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. 139.
UNPUBLISHED QUARRY SURVEY MAP: ROCK OF AGES; BARRE, VT.
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.
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., 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.
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.
Unpublished Quarry Survey Map: Rock Of Ages; Barre , Vt.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SITE ALSO INCLUDES MCIVER AND MATHESON AND CONSOLIDATED QUARRIES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| 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 |
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