| Deposit ID | 10089895 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044176 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ricker Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.18479, 44.18109 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 402 |
| Relative position | 2.1 MILES SSE OF GROTON VILLAGE, VT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orange(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Groton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Montpelier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ammonoosuc River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Orange |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | New Hampshire Plutonic Series | ||||||||
| Rock description | New Hampshire Plutonic Series | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Rock unit name | Warts River Formation |
| Rock description | Warts River Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -72.18479, 44.18109 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| Ownership category | State Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pine Mountain Granite Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of Vermont - Groton State Forest. |
| Home office | Vermont |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.014HA |
| Overall length | 12.19M |
| Overall width | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044176 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND285 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 45.
DALE, T.N., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN 104, PP 42-43.
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.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHEETING IS FROM 5 TO 12 FEET THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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