Mine detail: Unnamed Kaolin Pits

Previously called 'Unnamed'

Location:	Bennington County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long:	42.9003, -73.23703
dep_id:	10081771
mrds_id:	W044105
Commodity type:	nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Kaolin
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Residual
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Kaolinite
gangue:	Quartz, Mica, Garnet, Tourmaline
Reporter:	McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff
hrock_unit:	Mount Holly Complex;Cheshire Formation
hrock_type:	Gneiss
Year first produced:	1825
disc_yr:	1795
References:	Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) PP. 5-6. Deposit:: BURT, F.A., 1928, THE ORIGIN OF THE BENNINGTON KAOLINS: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 16TH REPORT (1927-1928), PP 65-84. Deposit:: OGDEN, D.G., 1969, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE KAOLIN AT EAST MONKTON, VERMONT: VGS ECONOMIC GEOLOGY NO. 3, PP. 25-26. Deposit:: Ogden, D.G., 1969, Geology And Origin Of The Kaolin At East Monkton, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 3, P. 31-38.Ogden, D.G., 1969, Geology And Origin Of The Kaolin At East Monkton, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 3, P. 31-38. Deposit:: Burt, F.A., 1928, The Origin Of The Bennington Kaolins: 16th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1927-1928), P. 66-85.Burt, F.A., 1928, The Origin Of The Bennington Kaolins: 16th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1927-1928), P. 66-85. 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.