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Past Producer in Addison county in Vermont, United States with commodity Dolomite
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081655
MRDS ID W033923
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.84951, 43.91889 (WGS84)
Elevation 497
Relative position 0.65 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HANCOCK, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Addison(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hancock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

White River(hydrologic unit)

Upper 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Addison

Comments on the location information

  • DALE DESCRIBES THE SITES LOCATION AS 750 FEET ABOVE THE RIVER, DUE WEST OF A BRIDGE OVER IT ON THE D.G. MARSH FARM (DALE, 1914).
  • Location From Dale (1914).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Dolomite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BURNED FOR LIME LOCALLY.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Calc-Silicate Schist
    Rock unit name Pinney Hollow Formation, Hancock Member
    Rock description Pinney Hollow Formation, Hancock Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.84951, 43.91889
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 67 E
    Dip 80 SE
    Thickness 7.62M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DOLOMITE OCCURS AS THICK BEDS WITHIN THE HANCOCK MEMBER (OSBERG, 1952).
  • The Dolomite Occurs As Thick Beds Within the Hancock Member (Osberg, 1952).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1850

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Green Mountain National Forest.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 22.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP 235-236.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1923, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN 589, PP. 19-20.

  • Deposit

    OSBERG, P.H., 1952, THE GREEN MOUNTAIN ANTICLINORIUM IN THE VICINITY OF ROCHESTER AND EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT.: VGS BULLETIN NO. 5, PLATE 1, PP 55-61.

  • Deposit

    DOLL, C.G., ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT).

  • Deposit

    Osberg, P.H., 1952, The Green Mountain Anticlinorium In The Vicinity Of Rochester And East Middlebury, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 5.Osberg, P.H., 1952, The Green Mountain Anticlinorium In The Vicinity Of Rochester And East Middlebury, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 5.

  • Deposit

    Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont; 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont; 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1923, The Commercial Granites Of New England: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 738, 488 P.Dale, T.N., 1923, The Commercial Granites Of New England: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 738, 488 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DOLL (1961) JUST CALLS THIS HORIZON A GREENSTONE WITHIN THE PINNEY HOLLOW WHEREAS OSBERG (1952) GAVE THIS HORIZON MEMBER STATUS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-JAN-2003 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials
Reporter 01-JUL-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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