Mine detail: Simonsville Talc Deposit

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Location:	Windsor County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long:	43.26829, -72.70171
dep_id:	10081807
mrds_id:	W044177
Commodity type:	nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Talc-Soapstone
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Metamorphic
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Steatite, Talc
orebody_fm:	PODS AND LENSES
work_type:	Surface
Reporter:	McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff
hrock_unit:	Missisquoi Formation, Moretown Member
hrock_type:	Schist,Granite
Year first produced:	1925
References:	Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 2. Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A. H., BILLINGS, M. P. AND CADY, W. M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, P 13. Deposit:: DOLL, C. G. ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT.) Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: OMYA, INC.; PROCTOR, VT. Deposit:: Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000. 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.