Mine detail: Dover-Newfane Deposit

Previously called 'East Dover Ultramafic'

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Location

Lat / long: 42.95781, -72.76342

Resource(B)

Primary: Talc-Soapstone
Tertiary: Stone, Dimension, Chromium
Ore: Chromite, Steatite, Talc
Gangue: Olivine, Magnetite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR PODS AND LENSES

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Missisquoi Formation
Host type:Dunite,Serpentinite

References

MRDSW044101
DEP10089869
Reference{Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT. USGS CIRCULAR 95, P. 14.}{Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, VOL. 1. CLAREMONT MFG. CO. (CLAREMONT, NH); P. 535-536.}{Deposit:: SKEHAN, J.W., 1961, THE GREEN MOUNTAIN ANTICLINORIUM IN THE VICINITY OF WILMINGTON AND WOODFORD, VERMONT; VGS BULLETIN NO. 17.}{Deposit:: Skehan, J.W., 1961, The Green Mountain Anticlinorium In The Vicinity Of Wilmington And Woodford, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 17, P. 147.Skehan, J.W., 1961, The Green Mountain Anticlinorium In The Vicinity Of Wilmington And Woodford, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 17, P. 147.}{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:: 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.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff