Mine detail: Colchester Bog Ore

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Location

Lat / long: 44.5564, -73.13123

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Ore: Hematite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Weathering Residual
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1780
Last production ended: 1845

Geology

Host rock:Clarendon Springs Formation
Host type:Dolomite

References

MRDSW033642
DEP10081562
Reference{Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E., 1861, GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, PART II. (CLAREMONT MFG. CO.; CLAREMONT, NH). P. 826.}{Deposit:: ROLANDO, V.R., 1984, 200 YEARS OF SOOT AND SWEAT.; A HISTORY AND FIELD GUIDE TO VERMONT IRON AND CHARCOAL INDUSTRIES. UNPUBLISHED.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, C.B., 1945, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. (CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; BURLINGTON, VT) P. 22-23.}{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Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).}{Deposit:: Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg.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:: 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.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff