Commodities
PrimaryStone, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeIntrusive, Discordant
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formDOME
Geology
Host rockSchist · Waits River Formation;Gile Mountain Formation
Associated rockGranite · New Hampshire Plutonic Series
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1886
Last production1950
Identification
Deposit ID10081720
MRDS IDW044041
Alternate namesIncludes Becket, Pratt and Walker Quarry See General Comments.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.1392, -72.4828
References
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P.4.DALE, T.N., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN NO. 104, PP. 85-87.MURTHY, V.R., 1957, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE EAST BARRE AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 10, PP 79-95, PLATE.DALE, T.N., 1923, THE COMMERCIAL GRANITES OF NEW ENGLAND: USGS BULLETIN NO. 738, P. 141.UNPUBLISHED QUARRY SURVEY MAP: ROCK OF AGES; BARRE, VT.Dale, T.N., 1923, The Commercial Granites Of New England: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 738, 488 P.Dale, T.N.,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.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P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Unpublished Quarry Survey Map: Rock Of Ages; Barre , Vt.