Mine detail: Lowell Quarry

Previously called 'Gallager MineVermont Asbestos Group Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.76669, -72.5262

Resource(N)

Primary: Asbestos
Ore: Chrysolite
Gangue: Steatite, Antigorite, Serpentine
Orebody form: LENTICULAR, TABULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Discovery year: 1892

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1945

Geology

Host rock:Hazens Notch Formation;Ottauquechee Formation
Host type:Schist,Amphibolite

References

MRDSW044161
DEP10081800
Reference{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH.), P. 26.}{Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A.H. BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT, USGS CIRCULAR 95, PP 14-15.}{Deposit:: RICHARDSON, C.H., 1910, ASBESTOS IN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 7TH REPORT (1909-1910), PP. 324-329.}{Deposit:: MARSTERS, W.F., 1904, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PORTION OF THE SERPENTINE BELT OF LAMOILLE AND ORLEANS COUNTIES: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, TH REPORT (1903-1904), PP. 86-102.}{Deposit:: NO AUTHOR, INFORMATION PAMPHLET DISTRIBUTED BY VERMONT ASBESTOS, UNPUBLISHED, 7 P.}{Deposit:: Marsters, W.F., 1904, A Preliminary Report On A Portion Of The Serpentine Belt Of Lamoille And Orleans Counties: 4th Report, Vermont State Geologist (1903-1904), 86-104.Marsters, W.F., 1904, A Preliminary Report On A Portion Of The Serpentine Belt Of Lamoille And Orleans Counties: 4th Report, Vermont State Geologist (1903-1904), 86-104.}{Deposit:: Richardson, C.H., 1910, Asbestos In Vermont: 7th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1909-1910), P. 324-329.Richardson, C.H., 1910, Asbestos In Vermont: 7th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1909-1910), P. 324-329.}{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:: 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.}
ReporterFred Beck, Inc., McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff