Mine detail: Forestdale Deposit

Previously called 'Conan* Ore Bed'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.825, -73.04872

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Secondary: Manganese
Ore: Manganite, Pyrolusite, Hematite
Gangue: Quartz, Lignite, Kaolin
Orebody form: SMALL PODS AND FAIRLY COMPLETE BEDS
Discovery year: 1785

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Weathering Residual, Stratabound
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1785
Last production ended: 1857

Geology

Host rock:Cheshire Quartzite
Host type:Quartzite

References

MRDSW033720
DEP10089831
Reference{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.}
ReporterL. G. Woodruff, McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.)