Mine detail: Braintree Granite Quarry

Previously called 'Vt Pink Granite QuarryMurray Quarry'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.0081, -72.70281

Resource(N)

Primary: Stone, Dimension
Ore: Granite
Orebody form: TABULAR
Discovery year: 1948

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Intrusive, Discordant
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1955
Last production ended: 1955

Geology

Host rock:Missisquoi Formation
Host type:Quartzite,Schist
Associated rock:New Hampshire Plutonic Series
Associated type:Granite

References

MRDSW033916
DEP10081649
Reference{Deposit:: ERN, E.H., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE RANDOLPH QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 21, P.91.}{Deposit:: HOFFMAN, P., 1974, A STUDY OF THE PETROLOGY AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLACEMENT OF THE BRAINTREE GRANITE: UNPUBLISHED SENIOR THESIS; MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, VT.}{Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION; STATE GEOLOGISTS OFFICE; MONTPELIER, VT.}{Deposit:: RICHARDSON, C.H. AND CABEEN, C.K., 1920, THE GEOLOGY AND MINEROLOGY OF BRAINTREE, VT: VERMONT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.}{Deposit:: 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57-76.}{Deposit:: Hoffman, P., 1974, A Study Of The Petrology And Conditions Of Emplacement Of The Braintree Granite: Unpublished Senior Thesis, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont.Hoffman, P., 1974, A Study Of The Petrology And Conditions Of Emplacement Of The Braintree Granite: Unpublished Senior Thesis, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont.}{Deposit:: Ern, E.H. Jr., 1963, Bedrock Geology Of The Randolph Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological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.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff