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Adamant Granite Quarries

Past Producer in Washington county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106297
MRDS ID W044060
Record type Site
Current site name Adamant Granite Quarries
Alternate or previous names Lakeshore, Patch and Eureka Quarries, Garand-Teed Quarries

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.5003, 44.3394 (WGS84)
Elevation 351
Relative position 0.7 MILES NORTH OF ADAMANT VILLAGE. CALAIS, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montpelier(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Washington

Comments on the location information

  • TAKE ROAD LEADING NORTH FROM ADAMANT. AFTER 0.55 MILES, TAKE LEFT FORK WHICH LEADS DIRECTLY TO PATCH QUARRY. OTHERS ARE NE AND SW OF THIS QUARRY.
  • Location Is For Patch Q. Others Are Within 1000 Feet.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BUILDING AND MONUMENTAL STONE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Granite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Graphite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name New Hampshire Plutonic Series
    Rock description New Hampshire Plutonic Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Waits River Formation, Barton River Member
    Rock description Waits River Formation, Barton River Member

Nearby scientific data

(1) Devonian intrusive rocks
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 1584.96M
    Width 487.68M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PYRITE OCCURS IN THE GRANITE IN CUBES UP TO 1.25 INCHES ACROSS.
  • Pyrite Occurs In the Granite In Cubes Up To 1.25 Inches Across.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1893
Year of last production 1965

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Adamant Granite And Quarry Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank Suchomel Adamant, Vt.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.591HA
    Length 137.16M
    Overall depth 15.24M
    Overall length 137.16M
    Overall width 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY PIT IS 50 FEET BELOW NATURAL SURFACE ELEVATION

Comments on development

  • THE PATCH WAS THE FIRST QUARRY TO OPEN FOLLOWED BY THE LAKESHORE AND EUREKA IN EARLY 1900'S. PERKINS LAST MENTIONS AN ACTIVE COMPANY IN 1926.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT; USGS BULLETIN 104, PP. 90-93.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) P. 53.

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H., 1926, REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST (1925-1926) P. 266.

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, C.H., 1916, THE GEOLOGY OF CALAIS, EAST MONTPELIER, MONTPELIER AND BERLIN, VT; 10TH REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, PP. 111-149.

  • Deposit

    CADY, W.M., 1956, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE MONTPELIER QUADRANGLE. USGGS GEOLOGICAL QUADRANGLE MAP, GQ-79.

  • Deposit

    KONIG, R.H., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE PLAINFIELD QUADRANGLE, VERMONT. VGS BULLETIN NO. 16, P. 84.

  • Deposit

    Perkins, G.H., 1926, 15th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1925-1926).Perkins, G.H., 1926, 15th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1925-1926).

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    Cady, W.M., 1956, Bedrock Geology Of The Montpelier Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle Map, Gq-79, Scale 1:62,500.Cady, W.M., 1956, Bedrock Geology Of The Montpelier Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle Map, Gq-79, Scale 1:62,500.

  • Deposit

    Richardson, C.H., 1916, The Geology Of Calais, East Montpelier, Montpelier, And Berlin: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Richardson, C.H., 1916, The Geology Of Calais, East Montpelier, Montpelier, And Berlin: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RIDGES OF VARIABLE DIMENSIONS FORMING OUTLIERS TO THE KNOX MOUNTAIN PLUTON TO THE SOUTHEAST.

Reporter information

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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