Mine detail: Newfane Soapstone Quarry

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Location

Lat / long: 42.9972, -72.74511

Resource(N)

Primary: Talc-Soapstone
Ore: Talc
Gangue: Magnetite, Magnesite, Actinolite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR POD OR LENS
Discovery year: 1850

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host rock:Missisquoi Formation, Moretown Member
Host type:Serpentinite

References

MRDSW044100
DEP10081769
Reference{Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E., ET AL, 1861, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, VOL. 1, PP.535-536. CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, N.H.}{Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT; USGS CIRCULAR 95, P.14.}{Deposit:: HEPBURN, J.C., TRASK, N.J., ROSENFELD, J.L. AND THOMPSON JR., J.B., 1984, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE BRATTLEBORO QUADRANGLE, VT-NH., VGS BULLETIN NO.32.}{Deposit:: Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.}{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.}{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.), L. G. Woodruff