Mine detail: Rochester Iron Mine

Previously called 'The Iron MinesUnnamed'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.8669, -72.76203

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Chlorite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic, Massive Oxide
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1825
Last production ended: 1850

Geology

Host rock:Ottauquechee Formation
Host type:Schist,Serpentinite

References

MRDSW033463
DEP10081429
Reference{Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, PART II. CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, NH., P. 828.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 37-38.}{Deposit:: ROCHESTER VERMONT: ITS HISTORY 1780-1975. ROCHESTER TOWN HISTORY COMMITTEE, QUEEN CITY PRINTERS, INC. 1975. (BURLINGTON, VT) 219 P.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, (BURLINGTON, VT).}{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:: Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.}{Deposit:: Rochester Town History Committee, 1975, Rochester, Vermont; Its History 1780-1975: Queen City Printers, Inc., Burlington, Vermont, 219 P.Rochester Town History Committee, 1975, Rochester, Vermont; Its History 1780-1975: Queen City Printers, Inc., Burlington, Vermont, 219 P.}{Deposit:: Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.}
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