Mine detail: Carlton Talc Quarry

Previously called 'Site Also Includes the Vt Talc Quarry and the Gould Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.2717, -72.63312

Resource(N)

Primary: Talc-Soapstone
Ore: Steatite, Talc
Orebody form: PODS AND LENSES

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1925
Last production ended: 1935

Geology

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

References

MRDSW044178
DEP10081808
Reference{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), PP. 12-13.}{Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A. H., BILLINGS, M. P. AND CADY, W. M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, P. 13.}{Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: OMYA, INC.; PROCTOR, VT.}{Deposit:: DOLL, C. G. ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT)}{Deposit:: Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.}{Deposit:: Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P., Pp. 12-13.}{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.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff