Mine detail: Vermont Kaolin Corp.

Previously called 'Bushey and Upper Pits.Site Includes the Hatch'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.1922, -73.12342

Resource(B)

Primary: Kaolin
Tertiary: Silica
Ore: Quartz, Kaolin
Gangue: Sericite, Quartz
Orebody form: BLANKET AND VEIN
Discovery year: 1792

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Hydrothermal And Sediment
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1792
Last production ended: 1966

Geology

Host rock:Cheshire Quartzite
Host type:Quartzite

References

MRDSW033940
DEP10106291
Reference{Deposit:: OGDEN, D.G., 1969, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE KAOLIN AT EAST MONKTON, VT: VGS ECONOMIC GEOLOGY NO. 3., 40 P.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 29.}{Deposit:: SEELY, H.M., 1910, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF ADDISON COUNTY: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 7TH REPORT, PP. 297-298.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), PP. 53-54.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, C.B., 1846, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), PP. 229-231.}{Deposit:: Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.}{Deposit:: Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.}{Deposit:: Ogden, D.G., 1969, Geology And Origin Of The Kaolin At East Monkton, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 3, P. 31-38.Ogden, D.G., 1969, Geology And Origin Of The Kaolin At East Monkton, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 3, P. 31-38.}{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:: Seely, H.M., 1910, Preliminary Report On The Geology Of Addison County: 7th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist.Seely, H.M., 1910, Preliminary Report On The Geology Of Addison County: 7th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff