Vermont · Washington County
Producer

Wetmore and Morse Quarry

Washington County, Vermont, United States
StoneDimension
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Commodities
PrimaryStone, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeIntrusive, Discordant
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formDOME
Materials
Ore mineralsGranite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Waits River Formation;Gile Mountain Formation
Associated rockGranite · New Hampshire Plutonic Series
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1875
Identification
Deposit ID10081717
MRDS IDW044037
Alternate namesSite Includes the Millstone, Canton, Barre Granite and Quarry Co. and Bond and Whitcomb Quarries
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.15829, -72.47559
References
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 5.DALE, T.N., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN NO. 104, PP 68-69.MURTHY, V.R., 1957, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE EAST BARRE AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 10, PP. 79-95.DALE, T.N., 1923, THE COMMERCIAL GRANITES OF NEW ENGLAND: USGS BULLETIN NO. 738, P. 135.UNPUBLISHED QUARRY SURVEY MAP: ROCK OF AGES; BARRE, VT.Murthy, V.R., 1957, Bedrock Geology Of The East Barre Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 10, 95 P.Murthy, V.R., 1957, Bedrock Geology Of The East Barre Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 10, 95 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.Dale, T.N., 1923, The Commercial Granites Of New England: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 738, 488 P.Dale, T.N., 1923, The Commercial Granites Of New England: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 738, 488 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.