Mine detail: Seth Phillips Mine

Previously called 'Chipman Bed'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.43389, -73.03142

Resource(B)

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Kaolin
Ore: Kaolinite, Hematite, Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Weathering Residual
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1810
Last production ended: 1845

Geology

Host rock:Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite
Host type:Limestone

References

MRDSW033603
DEP10100273
Reference{Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, PT II. (CLAREMONT MFG. CO.; CLAREMONT, NH). P. 821.}{Deposit:: ROLANDO, V., 1984, 200 YEARS OF SOOT AND SWEAT; A HISTORY AND FIELDGUIDE TO VERMONT IRON AND CHARCOAL INDUSTRIES. (UNPUBLISHED).}{Deposit:: BURT, F., 1930, THE GEOLOGY OF THE VERMONT OCHER DEPOSITS: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 17TH REPORT (1929-1930), P. 107-136.}{Deposit:: BOULE, ERNEST, 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:: Burt, F.A., 1931, The Geology Of The Vermont Ocher Deposits: Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1929-1930): Free Press Printing Company, Burlington, Vermont.Burt, F.A., 1931, The Geology Of The Vermont Ocher Deposits: Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1929-1930): Free Press Printing Company, Burlington, Vermont.}{Deposit:: Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff, Fred Beck, Inc.