Mine detail: Williams Talc Mine

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Location:	Windsor County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long:	43.8606, -72.75782
dep_id:	10081652
mrds_id:	W033920
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Talc-Soapstone
Trace mineral:	Copper
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Metamorphic
Production size:	Medium ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Chalcopyrite, Steatite, Talc
gangue:	Chrysolite, Actinolite
orebody_fm:	CONCORDENT, IRREGULAR, PINCH AND SWELL, TABULAR
work_type:	Underground
Reporter:	McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff
hrock_unit:	Ottauquechee Formation
hrock_type:	Mica Schist
Year first produced:	1850
yr_lst_prd:	1927
References:	Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, PP 26-27. Deposit:: JACOBS, E.C., 1914, TALC AND THE TALC DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 408-412. Deposit:: JACOBS, E.C., 1916, THE TALC AND SERPENTINE DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 10TH REPORT (1915-1916), PP. 235-239. Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P.38 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:: Jacobs, E.C., 1916, The Talc And Serpentine Deposits Of Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Jacobs, E.C., 1916, The Talc And Serpentine Deposits Of Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916). Deposit:: Jacobs, E.C., 1914, Talc And The Talc Deposits Of Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Jacobs, E.C., 1914, Talc And The Talc Deposits Of Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916). Deposit:: Chidester, A.H., Billings, M.P., And Cady, W.M., 1951, Talc Investigations In Vermont, Preliminary Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 95; 33 P.Chidester, A.H., Billings, M.P., And Cady, W.M., 1951, Talc Investigations In Vermont, Preliminary Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 95; 33 P.