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Unnamed Molybdenum Occurrence

Occurrence in Orange county in Vermont, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Graphite, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081550
MRDS ID W033626
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Molybdenum Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.15478, 43.9919 (WGS84)
Elevation 151
Relative position 1.3 MILES WEST OF BRADFORD, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orange(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairlee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ammonoosuc River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Orange

Comments on the location information

  • 0.75 MILES WEST OF THE JCT. OF ROUTES 25 AND 25B, WEST OF BRADFORD, VT. OCCURRENCE IS LOCATED IN A ROADCUT JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Graphite Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Graphite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Gile Mountain Formation
    Rock description Gile Mountain Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.15478, 43.9919
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike NW-SE
    Dip VARIABLE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0HA
    Overall length 3.05M
    Overall width 0.91M

Comments on the workings information

  • MINERAL COLLECTORS HAVE CLEANED OUT RUBBLE ALONG THE VEIN TO EXPOSE THE OCCURRENCE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 7

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COUNTRY ROCK HAD A STRIKE OF N5E AND DIP OF 40E. WELL FORMED QUARTZ CRYSTALS 1-2 INCHES IN LENGTH AND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER ARE PRESENT.
Deposit One Large Pit Was Dug In A Deep Bedrock Crevasse While Other Trenching Was Also Done Around the Site. These Other Tre

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Reporter 01-JUL-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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