Mine detail: Unnamed Kaolin Deposits

Previously called 'Shaftsbury Kaolin DepositsUnnamed'

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Location

Lat / long: 42.94971, -73.17623

Resource(N)

Primary: Kaolin
Ore: Kaolinite
Gangue: Quartz, Mica, Garnet, Tourmaline
Discovery year: 1795

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Residual
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1825
Last production ended: 1915

Geology

Host rock:Mount Holly Complex;Cheshire Formation
Host type:Gneiss

References

MRDSW044107
DEP10081772
Reference{Deposit:: BURT, F.A., 1928, THE ORIGIN OF THE BENNINGTON KAOLINS: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 16TH REPORT (1927-1928), PP. 65-84.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 41.}{Deposit:: OGDEN, D.G., 1969, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE KAOLIN AT EAST MONKTON, VERMONT: VGS ECONOMIC GEOLOGY NO. 3, PP. 25-26.}{Deposit:: JACOBS, E.C., 1927, THE CLAY DEPOSITS AND CLAY INDUSTRIES OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 19TH REPORT (1925-1926), PP 191-221.}{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:: 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:: 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., 1927, The Clay Deposits And Clay Industries Of Vermont: 19th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist 91925-1926), P. 191-221.Jacobs, E.C., 1927, The Clay Deposits And Clay Industries Of Vermont: 19th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist 91925-1926), P. 191-221.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff