| Deposit ID | 10081853 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044237 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gosselin Granite Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.59544, 43.29427 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 268 |
| Relative position | 2.0 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHESTER VILLAGE, VERMONT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windsor(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
West River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Windsor |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Granite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Mt. Holly Complex | ||||||||
| Rock description | Mt. Holly Complex | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Mt Holly Complex |
| Rock description | Mt Holly Complex |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -72.59544, 43.29427 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1925 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gosselin Granite Co., Chester, Vt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044237 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND396 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 13.
RICHARDSON, C.H., 1928, GEOLOGY AND PETROGRAPHY OF CAVENDISH, READING AND CHESTER, VT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 16TH REPORT (1927-1928), PP. 233-234.
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.
Richardson, C.H., 1928, Geology And Petrography Of Cavendish, Reading And Chester, Vermont: 16th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1927-1928), Pp. 233-234.Richardson, C.H., 1928, Geology And Petrography Of Cavendish, Reading And Chester, Vermont: 16th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1927-1928), Pp. 233-234.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Traverse Due East Across North End of Swamp From East Road 0.2 Miles South of Crow Hill Road Turnoff. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1998 | Fred Beck, Inc. | Contractor | UPDATED LOCATION BASED ON RATCLIFFE, 1995. |
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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