Mine detail: Rousseau Talc Mine

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Location:	Lamoille County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long:	44.66439, -72.78231
dep_id:	10081661
mrds_id:	W033930
Commodity type:	nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Talc-Soapstone
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Metamorphic
Production size:	No production occurred
Development status:	Occurrence
ore:	Steatite, Talc
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR PODS AND LENSES
work_type:	Underground
Reporter:	L. G. Woodruff, McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.)
hrock_unit:	Underhill Formation
hrock_type:	Schist
References:	Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 11. Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A.H., STEWART, G.W. AND MORRIS, D., 1952, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROUSSEAU TALC PROSPECT, CAMBRIDGE, VERMONT: USGS MAP, SERIES MF-8. Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, PP. 16-17. Deposit:: JACOBS, E.C., 1916, THE TALC AND VERD ANTIQUE DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 10TH REPORT (1915-1916), PP. 244-245. Deposit:: Jacobs, E.C., 1916, Copper Mining In Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Jacobs, E.C., 1916, Copper Mining In Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916). Deposit:: Chidester, A.H., Stewart, G.W., And Morris, D., 1951, Geologic Map Of The Barnes Hill Talc Prospect: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Study Map Mf-7, Scale 1:1,200.Chidester, A.H., Stewart, G.W., And Morris, D., 1951, Geologic Map Of The Barnes Hill Talc Prospect: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Study Map Mf-7, Scale 1:1,200. 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:: 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.