Vermont · Orange County
Past Producer

Braintree Granite Quarry

Orange County, Vermont, United States
StoneDimension
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Description

John Murray

Commodities
PrimaryStone, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeIntrusive, Discordant
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGranite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist · Missisquoi Formation
Associated rockGranite · New Hampshire Plutonic Series
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Last production1955
Discovery year1948
Identification
Deposit ID10081649
MRDS IDW033916
Alternate namesMurray Quarry, Vt Pink Granite Quarry
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.0081, -72.70281
References
ERN, E.H., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE RANDOLPH QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 21, P.91.HOFFMAN, P., 1974, A STUDY OF THE PETROLOGY AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLACEMENT OF THE BRAINTREE GRANITE: UNPUBLISHED SENIOR THESIS; MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, VT.UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION; STATE GEOLOGISTS OFFICE; MONTPELIER, VT.RICHARDSON, C.H. AND CABEEN, C.K., 1920, THE GEOLOGY AND MINEROLOGY OF BRAINTREE, VT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 12TH REPORT (1919-1920), PP.66-67.Richardson, C.H. And Cabeen, C.K., 1920, The Geology And Mineralogy Of Braintree, Vermont: 12th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist, Pp. 57-76.Richardson, C.H. And Cabeen, C.K., 1920, The Geology And Mineralogy Of Braintree, Vermont: 12th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist, Pp. 57-76.Hoffman, P., 1974, A Study Of The Petrology And Conditions Of Emplacement Of The Braintree Granite: Unpublished Senior Thesis, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont.Hoffman, P., 1974, A Study Of The Petrology And Conditions Of Emplacement Of The Braintree Granite: Unpublished Senior Thesis, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont.Ern, E.H. Jr., 1963, Bedrock Geology Of The Randolph Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 21, 92 P.Ern, E.H. Jr., 1963, Bedrock Geology Of The Randolph Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 21, 92 P.