| Deposit ID | 10081553 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033630 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Horn-Crocket Kaolin Co. (1902) |
| Alternate or previous names | Horn-Crocket Kaolin Co. 1902 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.05673, 43.8175 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 165 |
| Relative position | 0.7 MILES SOUTH, SOUTHWEST OF FORESTDALE, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rutland(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brandon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ticonderoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Rutland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Manganite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Lignite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 33% FE IN IRON ORE BEDS. 13% MN IN MANGANESE ORE BEDS. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Cheshire Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Cheshire Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -73.05673, 43.8175 |
|---|
| General form | PODS AND SOME FAIRLY COMPLETE BEDS (BLANKET) |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1810 |
| Discoverer | Wait Broughton |
| Year of last production | 1922 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | I. W. Horn And G. W. Crocket |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Well and Horn |
| Home office | Rd#2 Brandon, Vt (802) 247-8203 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 4.381HA |
| Length | 36.58M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Overall length | 304.8M |
| Overall width | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033630 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM84B114 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH P. 8.
HORN, W., 1984, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
OGDEN, D.G., 1969, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE KAOLIN AT EAST MONKTON, VT. VERMONT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, NO. 3, PP. 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.Ogden, D.G., 1969, Geology And Origin Of The Kaolin At East Monkton, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 3, P. 31-38.
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 | ORIGIN OF VERMONT KAOLINS IS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD. MANY FEEL THAT THEY ARE HYDROTHERMAL IN ORIGIN |
| Deposit | THE PITS HAVE BEEN REOPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST FOR PALEOBOTANICAL STUDIES OF THE LIGNITE HORIZON. THIS LIGNITE CONTAINS SEVERAL UNIQUE FLORA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 5 PERS COMM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Reporter | 01-OCT-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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