| Deposit ID | 10081769 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044100 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Newfane Soapstone Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.74511, 42.9972 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 495 |
| Relative position | 4.5 MILES WEST, NORTHWEST OF NEWFANE, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windham(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Newfane(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
West River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Windham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Talc | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Magnesite | Gangue |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Missisquoi Formation, Moretown Member | ||||
| Rock description | Missisquoi Formation, Moretown Member | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.74511, 42.9972 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR POD OR LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NS |
| Dip | STEEPLY EAST |
| Length | 213.36M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vermont Marble And Soapstone Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Newfane Soapstone Associates |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.013HA |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Overall length | 15.24M |
| Overall width | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044100 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND162 |
HITCHCOCK, E., ET AL, 1861, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, VOL. 1, PP.535-536. CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, N.H.
HEPBURN, J.C., TRASK, N.J., ROSENFELD, J.L. AND THOMPSON JR., J.B., 1984, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE BRATTLEBORO QUADRANGLE, VT-NH., VGS BULLETIN NO.32.
Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.
Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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