Mine detail: Unnamed Soapstone Quarry

Previously called 'Unnamed'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.47169, -72.68062

Resource(N)

Primary: Talc-Soapstone, Stone, Dimension
Ore: Steatite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR POD

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1850

Geology

Host rock:Missisquoi Formation;Stone Formation
Host type:Phyllite,Schist

References

MRDSW033898
DEP10100277
Reference{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 35.}{Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E., ETAL, 1861. THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT: CLAREMONT MFG. CO; (CLAREMONT, NH), PP. 539, 787.}{Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P., CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATI ON IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, P. 12.}{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.}{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.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff