| Deposit ID | 10081577 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033690 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Norton Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -71.51915, 44.89749 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 488 |
| Relative position | 3.15 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEMINGTON, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Essex(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Monadnock Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Groveton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lewiston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Headwaters Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Essex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -71.51915, 44.89749 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033690 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85MD100 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. (DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH.) P. 25.
MYERS, P.B., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE VERMONT PORTION OF THE AVERILL QUADRANGLE, VERMONT. VGS BULLETIN NO. 27, P. 65.
Meyers, P.B., 1964, Geology Of The Vermont Portion Of The Averill Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 27.Meyers, P.B., 1964, Geology Of The Vermont Portion Of The Averill Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 27.
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.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| 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 |
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