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Saint-Jean Saverne, Stampfloecher 2

Pays/country : France
Région/Region : Alsace
Département/Department : Bas-Rhin
Commune/County or Municipality : Saint-Jean Saverne
Lieu-dit/Place name : Stamploecher
Lat/long/alt : (N 48° 46’ 55’’ ; E 07° 19’ 50’’ ; 250 m)


Propriétaire/Ownership : public
Propriétaire actuel/Present owner : ONF et commune
Propriétaire ancien/Former owner :
Période d'exploitation attestée/Certified date : Antiquité et Moyen Age
Description du site/Site description :

Carrière d’environ 100m² sur un flanc de colline pas très éloignée (100m) d’une première carrière située sur le sommet. Les meules gisant au sol sont sous forme de blocs circulaires brisés et au stade d’ébauches d’un diamètre supérieur à 50cm.

Pétrographie/Petrography
Famille de roche/Rock category : sédimentaire
Nature de la roche/Rock type : grès vosgien/grossier du Trias/Bundsandstein sup.
Composition chimique/Chemical composition :

SiO 2		MgO		TiO 2
Al 2 O 3		CaO		P 2 O 5
Fe 2 O 3		Na 2 O		Perte au feu
MnO		K 2 O		Total

Masse volumnique (t/m3)/Density (t/m3) :
Porosité/Porosity :
Tests mécaniques/Mechanical tests :

Vp m/s	Vs	Module dyn barreau Gpa	Mod dyn (général)	Coeff poisson	Mod stat Gpa	Rc (comp) Mpa	Rtb (tract)

Type de meules produites/Millstone type : meules de moulins à grains, monolithes
Production/Production :
Aire de diffusion de la production/Spread of the production : locale
Précisez/Define :
Protection du site, mise en valeur, conditions de visite/Measures of protection and valorisation, visiting conditions : Néant. Site en libre accès.
Bibliographie/Bibliography : J.J. Ring, Bulletin de la SHASE , n° 207, 2004
Sources remarquables/Noteworthy sources : AN, F/20/296, enquête sur les moulins de France, 1809, réponse du préfet du département du Bas-Rhin : l'arrondissement de Saverne tire ses meules de moulins de La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, de Cassel et de Wasselonne. Les carrières de St-Jean-Saverne ne sont pas citées.
Auteur de la fiche/Author of the entry : Florent Jodry, INRPA
Fiche mise à jour le/Updated : 2009-11-25
E-mail : florent.jodry@inrap.fr

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Saint-Jean Saverne, Stampfloecher 1

Pays/country : France
Région/Region : Alsace
Département/Department : Bas-Rhin
Commune/County or Municipality : Saint-Jean Saverne
Lieu-dit/Place name : Stampfloecher
Lat/long/alt : (N 48° 46’ 55’’ ; E 07° 19’ 56’’ ; 250 m)


Propriétaire/Ownership : public
Propriétaire actuel/Present owner : ONF et commune
Propriétaire ancien/Former owner :
Période d'exploitation attestée/Certified date : Antiquité
Description du site/Site description :

Petite meulière (a priori) d’environ 100m² au sommet d’un promontoire gréseux non loin de l’Oppidum du Fossé des Pandours et d’une la statio gallo-romaine. Etablissement de hauteur de la Rothlach. Les meules gisant au sol sont sous forme de blocs circulaires brisés et au stade d’ébauches d’un diamètre inférieur à 50cm

Pétrographie/Petrography
Famille de roche/Rock category : sédimentaire
Nature de la roche/Rock type : grès vosgien/grossier du Trias/Bundsandstein sup.
Composition chimique/Chemical composition :

SiO 2		MgO		TiO 2
Al 2 O 3		CaO		P 2 O 5
Fe 2 O 3		Na 2 O		Perte au feu
MnO		K 2 O		Total

Masse volumnique (t/m3)/Density (t/m3) :
Porosité/Porosity :
Tests mécaniques/Mechanical tests :

Vp m/s	Vs	Module dyn barreau Gpa	Mod dyn (général)	Coeff poisson	Mod stat Gpa	Rc (comp) Mpa	Rtb (tract)

Type de meules produites/Millstone type : meules manuelles rotatives
Production/Production :
Aire de diffusion de la production/Spread of the production : locale
Précisez/Define :
Protection du site, mise en valeur, conditions de visite/Measures of protection and valorisation, visiting conditions : Néant. Site en libre accès.
Bibliographie/Bibliography : J.J. Ring, Bulletin de la SHASE , n° 207, 2004
Sources remarquables/Noteworthy sources :
Auteur de la fiche/Author of the entry : Florent Jodry, INRPA
Fiche mise à jour le/Updated : 2009-11-25
E-mail : florent.jodry@inrap.fr

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Kentucky, Ewen Quarry

Pays/country : USA
Région/Region : Kentucky, Powell county
Département/Department :
Commune/County or Municipality :
Lieu-dit/Place name :
Lat/long/alt : ()


Propriétaire/Ownership : public
Propriétaire actuel/Present owner :
Propriétaire ancien/Former owner :
Période d'exploitation attestée/Certified date : 18th-19th c.
Description du site/Site description :

The Ewen Millstone Quarry was established in the 1790s or very early 1800s. Millstones were probably quarried until the mid to late 1800s. Quarrying remains are scattered over an area approximately 150 meters long and 70 meters in width. Elevations range from 780 feet to 820 feet above mean sea level. Remains consist of abandoned millstones, worked boulders as well as pits and other shallow excavations. It appears that the quarrying activities were restricted to working surface boulders and uncovering partially buried boulders. A total of 5 millstones and 40 boulders with drill holes were documented. The millstones were abandoned in different stages of production due to flaws and shaping errors. In terms of size, millstones range in diameter from 88 cm to 1.17 meters and have thicknesses ranging between 28 to 50 cm (most are 40 to 45 cm thick). Two millstones contained eyes ranging from 17 to 20 cm in diameter. Tool marks were present on some millstones. Early newspaper ads indicate that the "Red River millstones" were used in grist mills in the Bluegrass region for grinding corn. The millstones were named after the Red River which is the main stream draining the county.

Pétrographie/Petrography
Famille de roche/Rock category : sédimentaire
Nature de la roche/Rock type : A light gray to light tan colored conglomerate which contains quartz pebbles that are primarily white but also yellow and brown. Pebbles are usually under 2 cm in diameter but sometimes are as large as 3 cm in diameter. Lee Formation which dates to the P
Composition chimique/Chemical composition :

SiO 2		MgO		TiO 2
Al 2 O 3		CaO		P 2 O 5
Fe 2 O 3		Na 2 O		Perte au feu
MnO		K 2 O		Total

Masse volumnique (t/m3)/Density (t/m3) :
Porosité/Porosity :
Tests mécaniques/Mechanical tests :

Vp m/s	Vs	Module dyn barreau Gpa	Mod dyn (général)	Coeff poisson	Mod stat Gpa	Rc (comp) Mpa	Rtb (tract)

Type de meules produites/Millstone type : monolithic grain millstones
Production/Production : There were probably less than one hundred monolithic millstones produced at the Ewen Quarry.
Aire de diffusion de la production/Spread of the production : locale
Précisez/Define : They were probably sold to grist mills in nearby counties.
Protection du site, mise en valeur, conditions de visite/Measures of protection and valorisation, visiting conditions : The Ewen Quarry is being considered for public acquisition. It is not open for visits from the general public.
Bibliographie/Bibliography : HOCKENSMITH, Charles D., 2003, The Conglomerate Millstone Industry in the Eastern United States. In Meules À Grains. Actes du Colloque International de La Ferté sous Jouarre 16-19 Mai 2002, edited by Mouette Barboff, François Sigaut, Cozette Griffin-Kremer, and Robert Kremer, pp. 197-216, Ibis Press, Paris, France. --- 2009, The Millstone Quarries of Powell County, Kentucky. Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies 24. McFarland Publishing, Jefferson, North Carolina and London. ------ HOCKENSMITH, Charles D. and Larry G. MEADOWS, 1996, Historic Millstone Quarrying in Powell County, Kentucky. Ohio Valley Historical Archaeology 11:95-104. --- 1997, Conglomerate Millstone Quarrying in the Knobs Region of Powell County, Kentucky. Old Mill News 25 (2):17-20; 25 (3):24-26.
Sources remarquables/Noteworthy sources : LINNEY, W. M. 1884 Report on the Geology of Montgomery County. New Series, No. 2. Kentucky Geological Survey, Frankfort. ---- OWEN, David Dale, 1861 Fourth Geological Survey in Kentucky, Made During the Years 1858 and 1859. Printed at the Yeoman Office, Frankfort.
Auteur de la fiche/Author of the entry : Charles D. Hockensmith
Fiche mise à jour le/Updated : 2009-11-12
E-mail : charleshockensmith@fewpb.net

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Kentucky, Toler Quarry

Pays/country : USA
Région/Region : Kentucky, Powell county
Département/Department :
Commune/County or Municipality :
Lieu-dit/Place name :
Lat/long/alt : ()


Propriétaire/Ownership : privé
Propriétaire actuel/Present owner :
Propriétaire ancien/Former owner :
Période d'exploitation attestée/Certified date : 18th-19th c.
Description du site/Site description :

The Toler Millstone Quarry was established in the 1790s or very early 1800s. Millstones were probably quarried until the mid to late 1800s. Quarrying remains are scattered over an area approximately 310 meters long and 200 meters in width (6.2 ha). Elevations range from 800 feet to 1,360 feet above mean sea level. Remains consist of abandoned millstones, worked boulders as well as shallow excavations and bench. It appears that most of the quarrying activities were restricted to working in-situ bedrock. A total of 15 millstones and 20 boulders with drill holes were documented. The millstones were abandoned in different stages of production due to flaws and shaping errors. In terms of size, millstones range in diameter from 50 cm to 1.60 meters (most clustered between 75 cm and 1.10 m in diameter) and have thicknesses ranging between 15 to 45 cm (most between 25 and 45 cm thick). Eight millstones contained eyes ranging from 14 to 24 cm in diameter with most between 16 and 18 cm in diameter. Tool marks were present on several millstones. Early newspaper ads indicate that the "Red River millstones" were used in grist mills in the Bluegrass region for grinding corn. The millstones were named after the Red River which is the main stream draining the county.

Pétrographie/Petrography
Famille de roche/Rock category : sédimentaire
Nature de la roche/Rock type : A light gray to light tan colored conglomerate which contains quartz pebbles that are primarily white but also yellow and brown. Pebbles are usually between 1 and 2 cm in diameter but rare pebbles are sometimes as large as 7 cm in diameter. Lee Formation
Composition chimique/Chemical composition :

SiO 2		MgO		TiO 2
Al 2 O 3		CaO		P 2 O 5
Fe 2 O 3		Na 2 O		Perte au feu
MnO		K 2 O		Total

Masse volumnique (t/m3)/Density (t/m3) :
Porosité/Porosity :
Tests mécaniques/Mechanical tests :

Vp m/s	Vs	Module dyn barreau Gpa	Mod dyn (général)	Coeff poisson	Mod stat Gpa	Rc (comp) Mpa	Rtb (tract)

Type de meules produites/Millstone type : monolithic grain millstones
Production/Production : There were probably hundreds of monolithic millstones produced at the Toler Quarry.
Aire de diffusion de la production/Spread of the production : régionale
Précisez/Define : They were probably sold to grist mills in nearby counties.
Protection du site, mise en valeur, conditions de visite/Measures of protection and valorisation, visiting conditions : The Toler Quarry is not afforded special protection. It is not open for visits from the general public.
Bibliographie/Bibliography : HOCKENSMITH, Charles D., 2003, The Conglomerate Millstone Industry in the Eastern United States. In Meules À Grains. Actes du Colloque International de La Ferté sous Jouarre 16-19 Mai 2002, edited by Mouette Barboff, François Sigaut, Cozette Griffin-Kremer, and Robert Kremer, pp. 197-216, Ibis Press, Paris, France. ---- 2009, The Millstone Quarries of Powell County, Kentucky. Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies 24. McFarland Publishing, Jefferson, North Carolina and London. ------- HOCKENSMITH, Charles D. and Larry G. MEADOWS, 1996, Historic Millstone Quarrying in Powell County, Kentucky. Ohio Valley Historical Archaeology 11:95-104., 1997, Conglomerate Millstone Quarrying in the Knobs Region of Powell County, Kentucky. Old Mill News 25 (2):17-20; 25 (3):24-26.
Sources remarquables/Noteworthy sources : LINNEY, W. M. 1884 Report on the Geology of Montgomery County. New Series, No. 2. Kentucky Geological Survey, Frankfort. ---- OWEN, David Dale, 1861 Fourth Geological Survey in Kentucky, Made During the Years 1858 and 1859. Printed at the Yeoman Office, Frankfort.
Auteur de la fiche/Author of the entry : Charles D. Hockensmith
Fiche mise à jour le/Updated : 2009-11-12
E-mail : charleshockensmith@fewpb.net

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Kentucky, Ware Quarry

Pays/country : USA
Région/Region : Kentucky, Powell county
Département/Department :
Commune/County or Municipality :
Lieu-dit/Place name :
Lat/long/alt : ()


Propriétaire/Ownership : public
Propriétaire actuel/Present owner :
Propriétaire ancien/Former owner :
Période d'exploitation attestée/Certified date : 18th-19th c.
Description du site/Site description :

The WareMillstone Quarry was established in the 1790s or very early 1800s. Millstones were probably quarried until the mid to late 1800s. Quarrying remains are scattered over an area approximately, 370 meters long and 160 meters in width. Elevations range from 840 feet to 920 feet above mean sea level. Remains consist of abandoned millstones, worked boulders as well as shallow pits. It appears that the quarrying activities were restricted to working surface boulders and uncovering partially buried boulders. A total of 33 millstones and 30 boulders with drill holes were documented. The millstones were abandoned in different stages of production due to flaws and shaping errors. In terms of size, millstones range in diameter from 70 cm to 1.36 meters (most are 75 cm to 1.15 m in diameter) and have thicknesses ranging between 20 to 70 cm (most are 25 to 50 cm thick). Three millstones contained eyes ranging from 20 to 23.5 cm in diameter. Tool marks were present on several millstones. Early newspaper ads indicate that the "Red River millstones" were used in grist mills in the Bluegrass region for grinding corn. The millstones were named after the Red River which is the main stream draining the county.

Pétrographie/Petrography
Famille de roche/Rock category : sédimentaire
Nature de la roche/Rock type : A light gray to light tan colored conglomerate which contains quartz pebbles that are primarily white but also yellow and brown. Pebbles are usually under 2 cm in diameter but sometimes are as large as 4 cm in diameter.Lee Formation which dates to the Pe
Composition chimique/Chemical composition :

SiO 2		MgO		TiO 2
Al 2 O 3		CaO		P 2 O 5
Fe 2 O 3		Na 2 O		Perte au feu
MnO		K 2 O		Total

Masse volumnique (t/m3)/Density (t/m3) :
Porosité/Porosity :
Tests mécaniques/Mechanical tests :

Vp m/s	Vs	Module dyn barreau Gpa	Mod dyn (général)	Coeff poisson	Mod stat Gpa	Rc (comp) Mpa	Rtb (tract)

Type de meules produites/Millstone type : monolithic grain millstones
Production/Production : There were probably at least a hundred monolithic millstones produced at the Ware Quarry.
Aire de diffusion de la production/Spread of the production : régionale
Précisez/Define : They were probably sold to grist mills in nearby counties.
Protection du site, mise en valeur, conditions de visite/Measures of protection and valorisation, visiting conditions : The Ware Quarry is protected as part of a nature preserve. It is not open for visits from the general public.
Bibliographie/Bibliography : HOCKENSMITH, Charles D., 2003, The Conglomerate Millstone Industry in the Eastern United States. In Meules À Grains. Actes du Colloque International de La Ferté sous Jouarre 16-19 Mai 2002, edited by Mouette Barboff, François Sigaut, Cozette Griffin-Kremer, and Robert Kremer, pp. 197-216, Ibis Press, Paris, France. --- 2009, The Millstone Quarries of Powell County, Kentucky. Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies 24. McFarland Publishing, Jefferson, North Carolina and London. ------ HOCKENSMITH, Charles D. and Larry G. MEADOWS, 1996, Historic Millstone Quarrying in Powell County, Kentucky. Ohio Valley Historical Archaeology 11:95-104. --- 1997, Conglomerate Millstone Quarrying in the Knobs Region of Powell County, Kentucky. Old Mill News 25 (2):17-20; 25 (3):24-26.
Sources remarquables/Noteworthy sources : LINNEY, W. M. 1884 Report on the Geology of Montgomery County. New Series, No. 2. Kentucky Geological Survey, Frankfort. ---- OWEN, David Dale, 1861 Fourth Geological Survey in Kentucky, Made During the Years 1858 and 1859. Printed at the Yeoman Office, Frankfort.
Auteur de la fiche/Author of the entry : Charles D. Hockensmith
Fiche mise à jour le/Updated : 2009-11-12
E-mail : charleshockensmith@fewpb.net

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Kentucky, McGuire Quarry

Pays/country : USA
Région/Region : Kentucky, Powell county
Département/Department :
Commune/County or Municipality :
Lieu-dit/Place name :
Lat/long/alt : ()


Propriétaire/Ownership : public
Propriétaire actuel/Present owner :
Propriétaire ancien/Former owner :
Période d'exploitation attestée/Certified date : 18th-19th c.
Description du site/Site description :

The McGuire Millstone Quarry was established in the 1790s or very early 1800s. Millstones were probably quarried until the mid to late 1800s. Quarrying remains are scattered over an area approximately 600 meters long and 40 to 105 meters in width. Elevations range from 800 feet to 1,360 feet above mean sea level. Remains consist of abandoned millstones, worked boulders as well as pits and other shallow excavations. It appears that much of the quarrying activities were restricted to working surface boulders while shallow excavations were employed in higher elevations to expose in-situ bedrock. A total of 38 millstones and 66 boulders with drill holes were documented. The millstones were abandoned in different stages of production due to flaws and shaping errors. In terms of size, millstones range in diameter from 80 cm to 1.50 meters (most between 85 cm and 1.15 m in diameter) and have thicknesses ranging between 20 to 70 cm (most between 20 and 40 cm thick). Nine millstones contained eyes ranging from 17 to 22 cm in diameter. Tool marks were present on several millstones. Early newspaper ads indicate that the "Red River millstones" were used in grist mills in the Bluegrass region for grinding corn. The millstones were named after the Red River which is the main stream draining the county.

Pétrographie/Petrography
Famille de roche/Rock category : sédimentaire
Nature de la roche/Rock type : A light gray to light tan colored conglomerate which contains quartz pebbles that are primarily white but also yellow and brown. Pebbles are usually under 2 cm in diameter but sometimes are as large as 4 cm in diameter. Lee Formation which dates to the P
Composition chimique/Chemical composition :

SiO 2		MgO		TiO 2
Al 2 O 3		CaO		P 2 O 5
Fe 2 O 3		Na 2 O		Perte au feu
MnO		K 2 O		Total

Masse volumnique (t/m3)/Density (t/m3) :
Porosité/Porosity :
Tests mécaniques/Mechanical tests :

Vp m/s	Vs	Module dyn barreau Gpa	Mod dyn (général)	Coeff poisson	Mod stat Gpa	Rc (comp) Mpa	Rtb (tract)

Type de meules produites/Millstone type : monolithic grain millstones
Production/Production : There were probably hundreds of monolithic millstones produced at the McGuire Quarry.
Aire de diffusion de la production/Spread of the production : régionale
Précisez/Define : They were probably sold to grist mills in nearby counties.
Protection du site, mise en valeur, conditions de visite/Measures of protection and valorisation, visiting conditions : The McGuire Quarry is protected as part of a nature preserve. It is not open for visits from the general public.
Bibliographie/Bibliography : HOCKENSMITH, Charles D., 2003, The Conglomerate Millstone Industry in the Eastern United States. In Meules À Grains. Actes du Colloque International de La Ferté sous Jouarre 16-19 Mai 2002, edited by Mouette Barboff, François Sigaut, Cozette Griffin-Kremer, and Robert Kremer, pp. 197-216, Ibis Press, Paris, France. ---- 2009, The Millstone Quarries of Powell County, Kentucky. Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies 24. McFarland Publishing, Jefferson, North Carolina and London. ------ HOCKENSMITH, Charles D. and Larry G. MEADOWS, 1996, Historic Millstone Quarrying in Powell County, Kentucky. Ohio Valley Historical Archaeology 11:95-104. --- 1997, Conglomerate Millstone Quarrying in the Knobs Region of Powell County, Kentucky. Old Mill News 25 (2):17-20; 25 (3):24-26
Sources remarquables/Noteworthy sources : LINNEY, W. M. 1884 Report on the Geology of Montgomery County. New Series, No. 2. Kentucky Geological Survey, Frankfort. ---- OWEN, David Dale, 1861 Fourth Geological Survey in Kentucky, Made During the Years 1858 and 1859. Printed at the Yeoman Office, Frankfort.
Auteur de la fiche/Author of the entry : Charles D. Hockensmith
Fiche mise à jour le/Updated : 2009-11-12
E-mail : charleshockensmith@fewpb.net

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Kentucky, Baker Quarry

Pays/country : USA
Région/Region : Kentucky, Powell county
Département/Department :
Commune/County or Municipality :
Lieu-dit/Place name :
Lat/long/alt : ()


Propriétaire/Ownership : public
Propriétaire actuel/Present owner :
Propriétaire ancien/Former owner :
Période d'exploitation attestée/Certified date : 18th-19th c.
Description du site/Site description :

The Baker Millstone Quarry was established in the 1790s or very early 1800s. Millstones were probably quarried until the mid to late 1800s. Quarrying remains are scattered over an area approximately 550 meters long and 255 meters in width (14 ha). Elevations range from 900 feet to 1,200 feet above mean sea level. Remains consist of abandoned millstones, worked boulders as well as pits and other shallow excavations. It appears that much of the quarrying activities were restricted to working surface boulders and uncovering partially buried boulders. A total of 28 millstones and 55 boulders with drill holes were documented. The millstones were abandoned in different stages of production due to flaws and shaping errors. In terms of size, millstones ranged in diameter from 75 cm to 1.40 meters (most between 80 cm and 1.10 m in diameter) and have thicknesses ranging between 15 to 70 cm (most between 25 and 50 cm thick). Two millstones contained eyes ranging that were 17 cm in diameter. Tool marks were present on several millstones. Early newspaper ads indicate that the "Red River millstones" were used in grist mills in the Bluegrass region for grinding corn. The millstones were named after the Red River which is the main stream draining the county.

Pétrographie/Petrography
Famille de roche/Rock category : sédimentaire
Nature de la roche/Rock type : A light gray to light tan colored conglomerate which contains quartz pebbles that are primarily white but also yellow and brown. Pebbles are usually under 2 cm in diameter but sometimes are as large as 4 cm in diameter.Lee Formation which dates to the Pe
Composition chimique/Chemical composition :

SiO 2		MgO		TiO 2
Al 2 O 3		CaO		P 2 O 5
Fe 2 O 3		Na 2 O		Perte au feu
MnO		K 2 O		Total

Masse volumnique (t/m3)/Density (t/m3) :
Porosité/Porosity :
Tests mécaniques/Mechanical tests :

Vp m/s	Vs	Module dyn barreau Gpa	Mod dyn (général)	Coeff poisson	Mod stat Gpa	Rc (comp) Mpa	Rtb (tract)

Type de meules produites/Millstone type : monolithic grain millstones
Production/Production : There were probably at least a hundred monolithic millstones produced at the Baker Quarry.
Aire de diffusion de la production/Spread of the production : régionale
Précisez/Define : They were probably sold to grist mills in nearby counties.
Protection du site, mise en valeur, conditions de visite/Measures of protection and valorisation, visiting conditions : The Baker Quarry is protected as part of a nature preserve. It is not open for visits from the general public.
Bibliographie/Bibliography : HOCKENSMITH, Charles D., 2003 The Conglomerate Millstone Industry in the Eastern United States. In Meules À Grains. Actes du Colloque International de La Ferté sous Jouarre 16-19 Mai 2002, edited by Mouette Barboff, François Sigaut, Cozette Griffin-Kremer, and Robert Kremer, pp. 197-216, Ibis Press, Paris, France. ----- 2009, The Millstone Quarries of Powell County, Kentucky. Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies 24. McFarland Publishing, Jefferson, North Carolina and London. ----- HOCKENSMITH, Charles D. and Larry G. MEADOWS, 1996, Historic Millstone Quarrying in Powell County, Kentucky. Ohio Valley Historical Archaeology 11:95-104. ---- 1997, Conglomerate Millstone Quarrying in the Knobs Region of Powell County, Kentucky. Old Mill News 25 (2):17-20; 25 (3):24-26.
Sources remarquables/Noteworthy sources : LINNEY, W. M. 1884 Report on the Geology of Montgomery County. New Series, No. 2. Kentucky Geological Survey, Frankfort. ---- OWEN, David Dale, 1861 Fourth Geological Survey in Kentucky, Made During the Years 1858 and 1859. Printed at the Yeoman Office, Frankfort.
Auteur de la fiche/Author of the entry : Charles D. Hockensmith
Fiche mise à jour le/Updated : 2009-11-12
E-mail : charleshockensmith@fewpb.net

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Kentucky, Pilot Knob Quarry

Pays/country : USA
Région/Region : Kentucky, Powell county
Département/Department :
Commune/County or Municipality :
Lieu-dit/Place name :
Lat/long/alt : ()


Propriétaire/Ownership : public
Propriétaire actuel/Present owner :
Propriétaire ancien/Former owner :
Période d'exploitation attestée/Certified date : 18th-19th c.
Description du site/Site description :

The Pilot Knob Millstone Quarry was established in the 1790s or very early 1800s. Millstones were probably quarried until the mid to late 1800s. Quarrying remains are scattered over an area approximately, 320 meters long and 100 meters in width. Elevations range from 900 feet to 940 feet above mean sea level. Remains consist of abandoned millstones, worked boulders as well as shallow pits. It appears that much of the quarrying activities were restricted to working surface boulders and uncovering partially buried boulders. A total of 12 millstones and 18 boulders with drill holes were documented. The millstones were abandoned in different stages of production due to flaws and shaping errors. In terms of size, millstones range in diameter from 70 cm to 1.25 meters (most are 90 cm to 1.25 m in diameter) and have thicknesses ranging between 20 to 48 cm (most are 25 to 43 cm thick). Some tool marks were present on millstones. Early newspaper ads indicate that the "Red River millstones" were used in grist mills in the Bluegrass region for grinding corn. The millstones were named after the Red River which is the main stream draining the county.

Pétrographie/Petrography
Famille de roche/Rock category : sédimentaire
Nature de la roche/Rock type : A light gray to light tan colored conglomerate which contains quartz pebbles that are primarily white but also yellow and brown. Pebbles are usually under 5 mm in diameter (some less than 1 mm) but sometimes are as large as 3 cm in diameter. This is the
Composition chimique/Chemical composition :

SiO 2		MgO		TiO 2
Al 2 O 3		CaO		P 2 O 5
Fe 2 O 3		Na 2 O		Perte au feu
MnO		K 2 O		Total

Masse volumnique (t/m3)/Density (t/m3) :
Porosité/Porosity :
Tests mécaniques/Mechanical tests :

Vp m/s	Vs	Module dyn barreau Gpa	Mod dyn (général)	Coeff poisson	Mod stat Gpa	Rc (comp) Mpa	Rtb (tract)

Type de meules produites/Millstone type : monolithic grain millstones
Production/Production : There were probably less than one hundred monolithic millstones produced at the Pilot Knob Quarry.
Aire de diffusion de la production/Spread of the production : locale
Précisez/Define : They were probably sold to grist mills in nearby counties
Protection du site, mise en valeur, conditions de visite/Measures of protection and valorisation, visiting conditions : The Pilot Knob Quarry is protected as part of the Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve. A portion of the quarry has a trail where the general public can take a self guided tour.
Bibliographie/Bibliography : HOCKENSMITH, Charles D., 1994 The Pilot Knob Millstone Quarry: A Self Guided Trail. Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve, Powell County, Kentucky. Ten page booklet published by the Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission and the Kentucky Heritage Council, Frankfort. ---- 2003 The Conglomerate Millstone Industry in the Eastern United States. In Meules À Grains. Actes du Colloque International de La Ferté sous Jouarre 16-19 Mai 2002, edited by Mouette Barboff, François Sigaut, Cozette Griffin-Kremer, and Robert Kremer, pp. 197-216, Ibis Press, Paris, France. ----- 2009 The Millstone Quarries of Powell County, Kentucky. Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies 24. McFarland Publishing, Jefferson, North Carolina and London. ----- HOCKENSMITH, Charles D. and Larry G. MEADOWS 1996 Historic Millstone Quarrying in Powell County, Kentucky. Ohio Valley Historical Archaeology 11:95-104. ----- 1997 Conglomerate Millstone Quarrying in the Knobs Region of Powell County, Kentucky. Old Mill News 25 (2):17-20; 25 (3):24-26.
Sources remarquables/Noteworthy sources : LINNEY, W. M. 1884 Report on the Geology of Montgomery County. New Series, No. 2. Kentucky Geological Survey, Frankfort. ---- OWEN, David Dale 1861 Fourth Geological Survey in Kentucky, Made During the Years 1858 and 1859. Printed at the Yeoman Office, Frankfort.
Auteur de la fiche/Author of the entry : Charles D. Hockensmith
Fiche mise à jour le/Updated : 2009-11-12
E-mail : charleshockensmith@fewpb.net

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Ucel, Coustarasse

Pays/country : France
Région/Region : Rhône-Alpes
Département/Department : Ardèche
Commune/County or Municipality : Ucel
Lieu-dit/Place name : Les Taillades
Lat/long/alt : (N 44°38'52 ; E 4°23'37 ; 310 m)


Propriétaire/Ownership : privé
Propriétaire actuel/Present owner :
Propriétaire ancien/Former owner :
Période d'exploitation attestée/Certified date : 16e-19e s.
Description du site/Site description :

Le site des Taillades ou de Coustarasse se trouve face à Aubenas, sur le haut du versant oriental du Sandron au nord du village de Vieil Ucel. C'est la partie méridionale d'un ensemble plus vaste qui en 1809 fournissait en meules plus d'une vingtaine de communes ardéchoises et dont la description technique a été réalisée en 2002 par Roger Meucci, J.P. Azema et G. Naud. Le site exploite un banc de grès du trias, grès qui se présente sous la forme d'une brèche contenant de nombreux éléments anguleux pouvant atteindre 2 ou 3cm. Il se signale à partir du bas du versant par un grand mur constitué de gros blocs, probablement des déchets de taille, et qui soutient haldes et plateforme de travail. La carrière elle-même est constituée d'une série d'excavations de grandes dimensions jalonnant le bas du front de taille (photo 1). Une meule de 124cm de diamètre et 18 cm d'épaisseur est abandonnée, le percement d'un oeil de 18cm de diamètre et la régularisation de la deuxième face étant inachevés. Tout autour le front de taille est marqué dans sa partie inférieure par de nombreuses traces d'outils, traces de pics mais pas seulement (photo 2). En effet si certaines présentent la courbure caractéristique, d'autres, rectilignes dans leur ensemble mais festonnées dans le détail, de plus faible amplitude, semblent dues à un outil de plus petite dimension. Une meule ébauchée, encore accrochée au front de taille et dont seule la partie haute émerge du remblai permet d'approcher le mode opératoire : sur sa gauche en effet s'individualise très nettement l'amorce d'un large sillon de dégagement (photo 3). Au delà la roche a été dégagée de façon plus grossière. Il semble donc qu'on ait éliminée celle-ci à mesure du creusement du sillon afin de faciliter le travail du meulier. Le haut de front de taille présente de nombreuses marques de barre à mine correspondant soit à un autre mode d'exploitation soit au simple dégagement de la roche en surplomb au dessus du chantier. Une troisième meule accidentée gisant dans les broussailles, montre sur la tranche de profondes traces d'outils rectilignes.

Pétrographie/Petrography
Famille de roche/Rock category : sédimentaire
Nature de la roche/Rock type : grès bréchique du Trias
Composition chimique/Chemical composition :

SiO 2		MgO		TiO 2
Al 2 O 3		CaO		P 2 O 5
Fe 2 O 3		Na 2 O		Perte au feu
MnO		K 2 O		Total

Masse volumnique (t/m3)/Density (t/m3) :
Porosité/Porosity :
Tests mécaniques/Mechanical tests :

Vp m/s	Vs	Module dyn barreau Gpa	Mod dyn (général)	Coeff poisson	Mod stat Gpa	Rc (comp) Mpa	Rtb (tract)

Type de meules produites/Millstone type : meules de moulins à grains monolithes
Production/Production : plusieurs centaines
Aire de diffusion de la production/Spread of the production : régionale
Précisez/Define : En 1809, une vingtaine de communes sur une zone traversant le département de l’Ardèche d’est en ouest, depuis Viviers en vallée du Rhône jusqu’aux abords du lac d’Issarlès, en Haute-Loire.
Protection du site, mise en valeur, conditions de visite/Measures of protection and valorisation, visiting conditions : Pas de protection.
Bibliographie/Bibliography : J.P. Azema, R. Meucci, G. Naud, « Carrières et diffusion des meules de moulins dans le département de l'Ardèche (début XIXe s.) », in Meules à grains. Actes du colloque international de La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, 16-19 mai 2002, Paris, Ibis Press-Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, 2003, pp. 239-257.
Sources remarquables/Noteworthy sources : AD 07, 6 M 683-684 enquête sur les moulins de France, réponses du département de l’Ardèche, 1809
Auteur de la fiche/Author of the entry : Colette Veron
Fiche mise à jour le/Updated : 2009-11-12
E-mail :

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Prov. de Soria, MATALEBRERAS, PIZARRALES

Pays/country : Espagne ---- España --- Spain
Région/Region : Castilla y León
Département/Department :
Commune/County or Municipality : Matalebreras
Lieu-dit/Place name : Pizarrales
Lat/long/alt : (41º 49´41. 45 N; 2º 5´28. 38 O; 1300 m)


Propriétaire/Ownership : public
Propriétaire actuel/Present owner : Monte Público
Propriétaire ancien/Former owner :
Période d'exploitation attestée/Certified date :
Description du site/Site description :

Al suroeste de Matalebreras a unos cinco mil metros de distancia de su núcleo urbano. La explotación se realiza en un potente estrato de conglomerados detríticos en el que la roca visible alcanza hasta seis metros de altura. No se aprecian vestigios de trabajo en el frente de la cantera lo cual permite pensar que los moleros de Matalebreras desgajaban grandes bloques de roca para tallar a continuación las piedras de moler. Hay varias muelas esparcidas por la ladera de “pizarrales” prácticamente acabadas con dimensiones que oscilan de 1,20 a 1,40 metros de diámetro. La zona fértil del terreno prospectado comprende unos 300 metros de longitud y cien metros de ancho, el mal estado en el que se encuentra esta zona del monte nos impide realizar mayores precisiones. -------------- Située à 5 km au sud-ouest du chef-lieu de Matalebreras, cette meulière a entamé une importante strate de conglomérat détritique dont la partie visible mesure plus de 6 mètres d’épaisseur. Aucune trace de travail n’apparaît sur le front de carrière qui puisse permettre de penser que les meuliers de Matalabreras aient d’abord extrait des blocs de rocher pour les tailler ensuite en meules de moulins. Quelques ébauches de meules dispersées sur les abords de « Pizarrales » présentent des dimensions allant de 1,20 à 1,40 m de diamètre. La zone de terrain prospectée et fertile en vestiges s’étend sur environ 300 m de long pour une centaine de large, mais le mauvais état dans lequel se trouve cette partie de la montagne n’a pas permis de pousser l’enquête plus loin ni avec davantage de précisions.

Pétrographie/Petrography
Famille de roche/Rock category : sédimentaire
Nature de la roche/Rock type : conglomerados detríticos ---- conglomérat
Composition chimique/Chemical composition :

SiO 2		MgO		TiO 2
Al 2 O 3		CaO		P 2 O 5
Fe 2 O 3		Na 2 O		Perte au feu
MnO		K 2 O		Total

Masse volumnique (t/m3)/Density (t/m3) :
Porosité/Porosity :
Tests mécaniques/Mechanical tests :

Vp m/s	Vs	Module dyn barreau Gpa	Mod dyn (général)	Coeff poisson	Mod stat Gpa	Rc (comp) Mpa	Rtb (tract)

Type de meules produites/Millstone type : meules monoliticas de molinos --- meules de moulins monolithes
Production/Production : más de cien muelas ----- plus de cent meules
Aire de diffusion de la production/Spread of the production : régionale
Précisez/Define :
Protection du site, mise en valeur, conditions de visite/Measures of protection and valorisation, visiting conditions : El yacimiento es de difícil localización por lo que aconsejamos realizar la visita con un guía que conozca la zona. ---- Le gisement est d’accès difficile aussi nous conseillons de s’y rendre en compagnie d’un guide.
Bibliographie/Bibliography : Inédito --- Site inédit
Sources remarquables/Noteworthy sources :
Auteur de la fiche/Author of the entry : Pilar Pascual y Pedro García
Fiche mise à jour le/Updated : 2009-11-08
E-mail :

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