Mine detail: Forestdale Deposit

Previously called 'Conan* Ore Bed'

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Location: Rutland County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.825, -73.04872
dep_id: 10089831
mrds_id: W033720
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Minor mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Weathering Residual, Stratabound
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Manganite, Pyrolusite, Hematite
gangue: Quartz, Lignite, Kaolin
orebody_fm: SMALL PODS AND FAIRLY COMPLETE BEDS
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: L. G. Woodruff, McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.)
hrock_unit: Cheshire Quartzite
hrock_type: Quartzite
Year first produced: 1785
yr_lst_prd: 1857
disc_yr: 1785
References:
  • Deposit:: ADAMS, C.B., 1945 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT. CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, BURLINGTON, VT., 92 P.
  • Deposit:: PEARRE, N.C. AND CALKINS, J.A., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS AND OCCURRENCES IN VERMONT, EXCLUSIVE OF CLAY, SAND AND GRAVEL, AND PEAT. USGS MAP, MR-5, SCALE 1:500000.
  • Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT. CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, NH., VOL 2, P 559-982.
  • Deposit:: BRANDON VT; A HISTORY OF THE TOWN 1761-1961. TOWN OF BRANDON, 1961.
  • Deposit:: HORN, W., 1984, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
  • 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.
  • Deposit:: Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.
  • Deposit:: Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.
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