Mine detail: Jones Bros. Quarries

Previously called 'Sunnyside and Gerard QuarriesStandardBoulderIncludes Acme'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.1478, -72.4734

Resource(N)

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

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Intrusive, Discordant
Production size: Medium
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1875

Geology

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

References

MRDSW033994
DEP10111274
Reference{Deposit:: DALE, T.N., 1909, THE GRANITES OF VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN 404, PP 63-68.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 4.}{Deposit:: MURTHY, V.R., 1957, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE EAST BARRE AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 10, PLATE 1.}{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:: 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:: 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.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff