Barre Vermont Granite Quarry

Barre granite association 7 jones brothers way barre vermont 05641 telephone.

Barre vermont granite quarry.

Our guided tour takes you to an overlook of the smith granite quarry here in barre vermont. I recommend going to the rock of ages. Barre granite association 7 jones brothers way barre vermont 05641 telephone. The mica is both muscovite and biotite it intrudes into the waits river formation.

Building and sculpting stone. Our tours depart at 10 00 11 00 1 00 2 00 3 00. The quarry itself is the world s largest deep hole dimension granite quarry and though 600 feet of its depths are under a well of milky green water the quarry is astoundingly huge. We did not take the factory tour but we viewed the quarry from above and saw the actual day by day work that goes into getting the granite.

Tours are first come first served. Barre granite ˈbæri is a devonian granite pluton near the town of barre in washington county vermont richardson described it as a fine granite composed of quartz feldspar and mica. The quarry is huge and we were told it could go for another 5000 years with the granite that is there the grounds and surrounding area is beautiful. At nearly 600 feet deep it is the largest operating deep hole dimension granite quarry in the world.

Nearly 600 feet deep it is the largest operating deep hole dimension granite quarry in the world. The tour is approximately 40 minutes in length and typically runs rain or shine.