Mine detail: Sterling Pond Talc Deposit

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Location

Lat / long: 44.55609, -72.77172

Resource(N)

Primary: Talc-Soapstone
Ore: Talc
Gangue: Magnetite, Chlorite, Serpentine, Magnesite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR PODS AND LENSES

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Hazens Notch Formation
Host type:Schist

References

MRDSW033937
DEP10093855
Reference{Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 95, 33 PP.}{Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A.H., 1953, GEOLOGY OF THE TALC DEPOSITS, STERLING POND AREA, STOWE, VT: USGS FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-11.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 43.}{Deposit:: Chidester, A.H., 1953, Geology Of The Talc Deposits, Sterling Pond Area, Stowe, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Investigations Map Mf-11; Scale 1:2,400.Chidester, A.H., 1953, Geology Of The Talc Deposits, Sterling Pond Area, Stowe, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Investigations Map Mf-11; Scale 1:2,400.}{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:: 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