| Deposit ID | 10081529 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033600 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | East Bennington Furnace |
| Alternate or previous names | Bennington Furnace Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.15423, 42.885 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 305 |
| Relative position | 2.2 MILES EAST OF BENNINGTON, VT; JCT. ROUTES 7 AND 9. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bennington(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bennington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hudson-Hoosic(hydrologic unit)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Green Mountain National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Bennington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Manganite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Kaolin | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite |
| Rock description | Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite |
| (1) | -73.15423, 42.885 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1805 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hamilton L. Shields |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Richard Leake; Furnace Grove Corp. Bennington, Vt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033600 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM84MD40 |
JACOBS, E.C., 1946, VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 25TH REPORT, (1945-1946)
ROLANDO, V., 1984, 200 YEARS OF SOOT AND SWEAT; A HISTORY AND FIELD GUIDE TO VERMONT IRON AND CHARCOAL INDUSTRIES. UNPUBLISHED.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1961, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. (DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH). P. 5-6.
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.
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).
Jacobs, E.C., 1946, 25th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1945-1946); Free Press Print Company, Burlington, Vermont.Jacobs, E.C., 1946, 25th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1945-1946); Free Press Print Company, Burlington, Vermont.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Richardson States That Stone Was Taken From Wellington Hill, 2 Inches East of the River. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1984 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
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