Mine detail: Unnamed Chromite Location

Previously called 'UnnamedPierce MinePierce Farm'

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Location: Orleans County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.89029, -72.39639
dep_id: 10089826
mrds_id: W033694
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Massive Chromite
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chromite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR VEIN
Reporter: McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff
hrock_unit: Ottauquechee Formation
hrock_type: Serpentinite
References:
  • Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES, (DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH) P. 45.
  • Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, VOL. 2 (CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, NH) P. 837
  • Deposit:: ADAMS, C.B., 1847, THIRD ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT, (CHAUNCER, GOODRICH, BURLINGTON, VT) P. 29.
  • Deposit:: CADY, W.M., ALBEE, A.L. AND CHIDESTER, A.H., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY AND ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER MISSISGUOI VALLEY AND VICINITY, VERMONT. USGS BULLETIN, 1122-B.
  • Deposit:: Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.
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