Mine detail: East Bennington Furnace

Previously called 'Bennington Furnace Deposit'

Location:	Bennington County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long:	42.885, -73.15423
dep_id:	10081529
mrds_id:	W033600
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Iron
Minor mineral:	Manganese
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Weathering Residual
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Pyrolusite, Manganite, Limonite
gangue:	Kaolin
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR
Reporter:	L. G. Woodruff, McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.)
hrock_unit:	Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite
hrock_type:	Quartzite,Dolomite
Year first produced:	1805
References:	Deposit:: JACOBS, E.C., 1946, VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 25TH REPORT, (1945-1946) Deposit:: ROLANDO, V., 1984, 200 YEARS OF SOOT AND SWEAT; A HISTORY AND FIELD GUIDE TO VERMONT IRON AND CHARCOAL INDUSTRIES. UNPUBLISHED. Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1961, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. (DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH). P. 5-6. 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:: Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished). Deposit:: Jacobs, E.C., 1946, 25th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1945-1946); Free Press Print Company, Burlington, Vermont.Jacobs, E.C., 1946, 25th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1945-1946); Free Press Print Company, Burlington, Vermont.