Mine detail: Pirie and Adam Granite Quarries

Previously called 'Includes the Adam QuarryPirie Quarry'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.1378, -72.4881

Resource(N)

Primary: Stone, Dimension
Ore: Granite
Orebody form: DOME

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Intrusive, Discordant
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1885

Geology

Host rock:Waits River Formation;Gile Mountain Formation
Host type:Schist
Associated rock:New Hampshire Plutonic Series
Associated type:Granite

References

MRDSW044040
DEP10081719
Reference{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH). P.4.}{Deposit:: DALE, T.N., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN NO. 104, P. 87.}{Deposit:: MURTHY, V.R., 1957, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE EAST BARRE AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 10, PP 79-95, PLATE 1.}{Deposit:: DALE, T.N., 1923, THE COMMERCIAL GRANITES OF NEW ENGLAND: USGS BULLETIN NO. 738, PP. 141-142.}{Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED QUARRY SURVEY MAP: ROCK OF AGES; BARRE, VT.}{Deposit:: Murthy, V.R., 1957, Bedrock Geology Of The East Barre Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin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.}{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:: 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.}{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And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.}{Deposit:: Unpublished Quarry Survey Map: Rock Of Ages; Barre , Vt.}
ReporterFred Beck, Inc., L. G. Woodruff, McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.)