| Deposit ID | 10081585 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033706 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Uranium Occurrence |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.95123, 42.9017 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 543 |
| Relative position | 4.65 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILMINGTON, VERMONT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bennington(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Snow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Deerfield River(hydrologic unit)
Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(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 |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 38 PPM TRIURANIUMOCTOXIDE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mount Holly Complex, Harmon Hill Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Mount Holly Complex, Harmon Hill Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.95123, 42.9017 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45E |
| Dip | 75NW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1981 |
| Discoverer | Michael Field |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033706 |
FIELD, M.T. AND TRUESDELL, D.B., 1982, NURE, ALBANY QUADRANGLE, MA, NY, CT, VT AND NH. BENDIX FIELD ENG. CORP., GRAND JUNCTION OP., FOR U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY.
SKEHAN, J.W., 1961, THE GREEN MOUNTAIN ANTICLINORIUM IN THE VICINITY OF WILMINGTON AND WOODFORD VERMONT. VGS BULLETIN NO. 17.
Skehan, J.W., 1961, The Green Mountain Anticlinorium In The Vicinity Of Wilmington And Woodford, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 17, P. 147.Skehan, J.W., 1961, The Green Mountain Anticlinorium In The Vicinity Of Wilmington And Woodford, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 17, P. 147.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRIKE AND DIP IS ORIENTATION OF BEDROCK FOLIATION. |
| 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-DEC-1984 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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