| Deposit ID | 10081736 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044059 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Woodbury Quarries-Robeson Mountain |
| Alternate or previous names | Fletcher, Woodbury Granite Co., Miller, Ainsworth and Carson Quarries. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.39391, 44.4392 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 503 |
| Relative position | 1.4 MILES EAST OF WOODBURY, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Woodbury(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 | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.39391, 44.4392 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR DOME |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1887 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Swenson Granite Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.402HA |
| Overall length | 121.92M |
| Overall width | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044059 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND207 |
DALE, T.N., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN 104, PP 93-105.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 53.
UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: JOHN SWENSON GRANITE CO.; CONCORD, NH.
KONIG, R.H., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE PLAINFIELD QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 16, PLATE 1.
Konig, R.H., 1961, Geology Of The Plainfield Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 16.Konig, R.H., 1961, Geology Of The Plainfield Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 16.
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 | THIS STONE WAS USED FOR THE PA CAPITOL, HARRISBURG, PA; COOK COUNTY COURTHOUSE CHICAGO, IL; CARNEGIL LIBRARY, SYRACUSE, NY AND MANY OTHERS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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