Mine detail: Pond Quarry

Previously called 'Vermont Soapstone Co. Quarry'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.37279, -72.53592

Resource(N)

Primary: Talc-Soapstone
Ore: Soapstone
Gangue: Magnesite, Actinolite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR PODS AND LENSES

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1851
Last production ended: 1910

Geology

Host rock:Mount Holly Complex
Host type:Schist,Gneiss,Amphibolite,Serpentinite

References

MRDSW044064
DEP10081739
Reference{Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E. 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, VOL. II: (CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, NH) P. 787.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) P. 49.}{Deposit:: PEARRE, N.C. AND CALKINS, J.A., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS AND OCCURRENCES IN VERMONT EXCLUSIVE OF CLAY, SAND AND GRAVEL AND PEAT. USGS MAP, MR-5.}{Deposit:: Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.}{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:: 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.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), Fred Beck, Inc., L. G. Woodruff