Mine detail: Adamant Granite Quarries

Previously called 'Garand-Teed QuarriesLakeshore, Patch and Eureka Quarries'

Location:	Washington County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long:	44.3394, -72.5003
dep_id:	10106297
mrds_id:	W044060
Commodity type:	nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Stone, Dimension
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Discordant Intrusive
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Granite
gangue:	Pyrite, Graphite
orebody_fm:	TABULAR
work_type:	Surface
Reporter:	McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff
hrock_unit:	Waits River Formation, Barton River Member
hrock_type:	Limestone
arock_unit:	New Hampshire Plutonic Series
arock_type:	Granite
Year first produced:	1893
yr_lst_prd:	1965
References:	Deposit:: DALE, T.N., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT; USGS BULLETIN 104, PP. 90-93. Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) P. 53. Deposit:: PERKINS, G.H., 1926, REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST (1925-1926) P. 266. Deposit:: RICHARDSON, C.H., 1916, THE GEOLOGY OF CALAIS, EAST MONTPELIER, MONTPELIER AND BERLIN, VT; 10TH REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, PP. 111-149. Deposit:: CADY, W.M., 1956, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE MONTPELIER QUADRANGLE. USGGS GEOLOGICAL QUADRANGLE MAP, GQ-79. Deposit:: KONIG, R.H., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE PLAINFIELD QUADRANGLE, VERMONT. VGS BULLETIN NO. 16, P. 84. Deposit:: Perkins, G.H., 1926, 15th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1925-1926).Perkins, G.H., 1926, 15th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1925-1926). Deposit:: Konig, R.H., 1961, Geology Of The Plainfield Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 16.Konig, R.H., 1961, Geology Of The Plainfield Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 16. 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:: 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:: Cady, W.M., 1956, Bedrock Geology Of The Montpelier Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle Map, Gq-79, Scale 1:62,500.Cady, W.M., 1956, Bedrock Geology Of The Montpelier Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle Map, Gq-79, Scale 1:62,500. Deposit:: Richardson, C.H., 1916, The Geology Of Calais, East Montpelier, Montpelier, And Berlin: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Richardson, C.H., 1916, The Geology Of Calais, East Montpelier, Montpelier, And Berlin: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).