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- Barre granite
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- Original reference
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- Granite
- AAPG geologic province:
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- New England province
Summary:
btw. p. 61 and 98. Of the eruptives in Washington limestone [Waits River limestone of current literature] the Barre granite plays most important part. The area is about 8 miles long and 4 miles wide, mostly in Barre Township, Washington County, Vermont, but with a small area in Williamstown Township, Orange County, Vermont. It is a fine granite, composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica, and of lower Trenton age.
Source: US geologic names lexicons (USGS Bull. 896, p. 117; USGS Bull. 1200, p. 221).
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- Barre granite
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- Age modified
- AAPG geologic province:
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- New England province
Summary:
Barre granite, Devonian, intrudes Waits River limestone.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 117).
- Usage in publication:
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- Barre granite
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- Age modified
- AAPG geologic province:
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- New England province
Summary:
Table opp. p. 288. Assigned Barre granite to Devonian.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 117).
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- Barre granite
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- Areal extent
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- Granite
- AAPG geologic province:
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- New England province
Summary:
Pg. 70-73. Barre granite. Is an elongated, oval-shaped body that crops out in northwestern and west-central parts of East Barre quadrangle. Outcrop is confined to Westmore formation except at eastern margin, near East Barre village, where it extends a short distance in Waits River formation. Age is Devonian.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 221).
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