Mine detail: Arsenic Mine (1924)

Previously called 'Snowsville MineHenry Howard FarmArsenic Mine 1924'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.9972, -72.6428

Resource(M)

Primary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Silver
Ore: Silver, Arsenopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form: PINCH AND SWELL, LENSE
Discovery year: 1900

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Concordant Vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1924
Last production ended: 1924

Geology

Host type:Limestone

References

MRDSW033053
DEP10081183
Reference{Deposit:: DUCLOS, K.F. AND THRESHER, M.C., ED. 1976, THE HISTORY OF BRAINTREE, VERMONT, V.II, 1883-1975. MONTPELIER, VT, CAPITOL CITY PRESS PG 47.}{Deposit:: ERN, E.H. JR., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE RANDOLPH QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS, BULLETIN, NO. 21.}{Deposit:: GRANT, R.W., 1968, MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT. VGS SPECIAL PUB. NO. 2, P. 25.}{Deposit:: RICHARDSON, C.H. AND CABEEN, C.K., 1920, THE GEOLOGY AND MINEROLOGY OF BRAINTREE VERMONT: REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, PP 57-76.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 7.}{Deposit:: Duclos, K.F. And Thresher, M.C. (Editors), 1976, The History Of Braintree, Vermont, V. Ii, 1883-1975: Capitol City Press, Montpelier, Vermont.Duclos, K.F. And Thresher, M.C. (Editors), 1976, The History Of Braintree, Vermont, V. Ii, 1883-1975: Capitol City Press, Montpelier, Vermont.}{Deposit:: Richardson, C.H. And Cabeen, C.K., 1920, The Geology And Mineralogy Of Braintree, Vermont: Report Of The Vermont State Geologist, Pp. 57-76.Richardson, C.H. And Cabeen, C.K., 1920, The Geology And Mineralogy Of Braintree, Vermont: Report Of The Vermont State Geologist, Pp. 57-76.}{Deposit:: Ern, E.H. Jr., 1963, Bedrock Geology Of The Randolph Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 21, 92 P.Ern, E.H. Jr., 1963, Bedrock Geology Of The Randolph Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 21, 92 P.}{Deposit:: Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.}{Deposit:: Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.}
ReporterL. G. Woodruff, McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.)