Mine detail: Ledge Mine

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Location:	Franklin County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long:	44.8411, -72.6881
dep_id:	10089890
mrds_id:	W044164
Commodity type:	nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Talc-Soapstone
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Metamorphic
Production size:	No production occurred
Development status:	Occurrence
ore:	Steatite
orebody_fm:	POD OR LENS
Reporter:	McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff
hrock_unit:	Hazens Notch Formation
hrock_type:	Schist
References:	Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH.), P. 19. Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT; VOL. 1, P. 541; (CLAREMONT, NH). Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, P. 8. Deposit:: DOLL, G.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.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.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P. 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.