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Occurrence in Addison county in Vermont, United States with commodity Lead
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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. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081596
MRDS ID W033727
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.04371, 43.8494 (WGS84)
Elevation 280
Relative position 1.6 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORESTDALE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Addison(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)

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Addison

Comments on the location information

  • LEICESTER HOLLOW ROAD FOR 1.85 MILES. TAKE CHANDLER RIDGE TRAIL FOR 40 FEET. PIT IS IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH, 20 FEET FROM TRAIL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Cheshire Quartzite;Forestdale Marble
    Rock description Cheshire Quartzite;Forestdale Marble
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.04371, 43.8494
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25E
    Dip 55NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • PROSPECT OCCURS NEAR THE CONTACT OF THE CHESHIRE QUARTZITE AND FORESTDALE MARBLE.
  • Prospect Occurs Near the Contact of the Cheshire Quartzite and Forestdale Marble.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Government

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.002HA
    Overall length 12.19M
    Overall width 1.52M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, (HANOVER, NH) P. 25

  • 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 MASSIVE QUARTZ VEINS ARE ABUNDANT IN THE AREA BUT NO ORE MINERALS WERE SEEN. GALENA REPORTED BY MORRILL AND CHAFFEE.

Reporter information

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