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THE GRANITES OF MATNE. 
for paving blocks and Wo random " stone. The principal markets are 
Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. 
The Bragdon, Female!, <& Gordon quarry is in the town of Frank- 
lin. The firm's address is Franklin. 
The granite is a biotite granite of medium-gray shade and medium, 
even-grained texture like that of the Crabtree & Havey quarry (speci- 
men G9, a) in Sullivan (p. 110). Molybdenite was found in it. 
The quarry measures 300 feet from north to south by 150 feet from 
east to west and from 10 to 20 feet in depth, and is drained by a 
3-inch siphon pipe GOO feet long. 
Rock structure: The sheets, from 2 to 6 feet thick, dip 10° to 15° TV. 
Joint and dike courses arc shown in fig. 10. Joint A recurs 150 
Fig. 10.- -Structure at Bragdon, Fernald, & Gordon quarry, Franklin. 
feet away. The north-south dike is 6 inches thick and tapers out. 
The other is up to 12 inches thick. Knots measure up to 12 inches 
across. 
The plant consists of 3 derricks, worked by horses, and of 600 feet 
of siphon pipe. 
Transportation is effected by cartage of 2 miles to wharf. 
The product is used for curbing (both straight and circular), pav- 
ing blocks, and "random" stone. The markets are Philadelphia, 
New York, and Boston, 
The Alonzo Abbott quarry is in the town of Franklin. Address, 
Alonzo Abbott, Hancock, Me. 
The granite is a biotite granite of medium-gray shade and coarse 
(inclining to medium), even-grained texture, identical with that of 
specimen 71, a, Robertson & Havey (p. 00). 
The quarry, opened about 1885, measures 200 feet from east to 
west by 150 feet from north to south and from 2 to 8 feet in depth, 
and is drained by siphoning. The stripping consists of 3 feet of 
loam and bowlders. 
