| Deposit ID | 10081538 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033611 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.71731, 43.1042 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 308 |
| Relative position | 1.4 MILES NORTH, NORTHWEST OF WEST TOWNSHEND, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windham(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Townshend(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
West River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Windham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES OF GOLD WERE SENT TO THE VERMONT SURVEY. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hoosic Formation, Turkey Mountain Member | ||||
| Rock description | Hoosic Formation, Turkey Mountain Member | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| (1) | -72.71731, 43.1042 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW AND VARIABLE |
| Dip | SHALLOW AND VARIABLE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Iola Howe Estate, James Howe, Executor Jamaica, Vt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033611 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | 084MD99 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, (HANOVER, NH), P.24.
HAYDEN, ROBERT, 1984, WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF GALENA WERE SEEN. THERE MAY BE MORE SIGINIFICANT OCCURRENCES ALONG THE BROOK (SEE MORRILL AND CHAFFEE, 1964. |
| 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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