Mine detail: Mad River Talc Mine

Previously called 'Vt.Site Includes Two Abandoned Verde Antique Quarries In Duxbury'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.2372, -72.7964

Resource(N)

Primary: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tertiary: Stone, Dimension
Ore: Marble, Verde Antique, Serpentine, Steatite, Talc
Gangue: Chrysolite, Ankerite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1905
Last production ended: 1946

Geology

Host rock:Ottauquechee Formation
Host type:Phyllite,Schist

References

MRDSW033928
DEP10106290
Reference{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) P. 20.}{Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT; USGS CIRCULAR 95, PP 22-23.}{Deposit:: JACOBS, E.C., 1914, TALC AND THE TALC DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), P. 416.}{Deposit:: JACOBS, E.C., 1916, THE TALC AND VERD ANTIQUE DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 10TH REPORT (1915-1916), P. 241.}{Deposit:: CADY, W.M., ALBEE, A.L. AND MURPHY, J.F., 1962, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE LINCOLN MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: USGS MAP, GQ-164.}{Deposit:: Jacobs, E.C., 1914, Talc And The Talc Deposits Of Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Jacobs, E.C., 1914, Talc And The Talc Deposits Of Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).}{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:: Cady, W.M., Albee, A.L., And Murphy, J.F., 1962, Bedrock Geology Of The Lincoln Mountain Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map Gq-164; Scale 1:62,500.Cady, W.M., Albee, A.L., And Murphy, J.F., 1962, Bedrock Geology Of The Lincoln Mountain Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map Gq-164; Scale 1:62,500.}{Deposit:: Jacobs, E.C., 1916, Copper Mining In Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Jacobs, E.C., 1916, Copper Mining In Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).}{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