Barre Granite

Barre Granite
Stratigraphic range: Devonian

Barre Granite
Type igneous
Lithology
Primary granite
Location
Named for Barre Township, Washington County, Vermont
Named by C. H. Richardson, 1902[1]
Region New England
Extent Vermont

The Barre Granite is a Devonian granite pluton in Washington County, Vermont. It intrudes into the Waits River Formation[2]

The granite is mined at the E. L. Smith Quarry, owned by the Rock of Ages Corporation. "Barre Gray" granite is sought after worldwide for its fine grain, even texture, and superior weather resistance. Many sculpture artists prefer it for outdoor sculpture.[3]

References

  1. ^ Richardson, C.H., 1902, The terranes of Orange County, Vermont: Vermont State Geologist Report, no. 3, p. 61-101.
  2. ^ Walsh, G.J. and Satkoski, A.M., 2005, Surface gamma-ray survey of the Barre West quadrangle, Washington and Orange Counties, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report SIR-2005-5276, scale 1:100000.
  3. ^ Rich, Jack C., 1988, Materials and Methods of Sculpture, Dover Publications