Mine detail: East Bennington Furnace

Previously called 'Bennington Furnace Deposit'

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Location

Lat / long: 42.885, -73.15423

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Secondary: Manganese
Ore: Pyrolusite, Manganite, Limonite
Gangue: Kaolin
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Weathering Residual
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1805

Geology

Host rock:Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite
Host type:Quartzite,Dolomite

References

MRDSW033600
DEP10081529
Reference{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 UNPUBLISHED.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1961, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES.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Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).}{Deposit:: Jacobs, E.C., 1946, 25th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1945-1946); Free Press Print Company, Burlington, Vermont.Jacobs, E.C., 1946,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.}
ReporterL. G. Woodruff, McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.)