Unnamed Kaolin Pits

Producer in Bennington county in Vermont, United States with commodity Kaolin
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081771
MRDS ID W044105
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Kaolin Pits
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.23703, 42.9003 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Relative position FROM 5.5 MILES NORTH TO 2.0 MILES SOUTH OF BENNINGTON, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bennington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bennington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hudson-Hoosic(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

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 Bennington

Comments on the location information

  • FOR LOCATION OF INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITS REFER TO BURT (1928).; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = BENNINGTON (1954) 1:24000
  • Location Is the Midpoint of the Deposits Ns Trend.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Mica Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Mount Holly Complex;Cheshire Formation
    Rock description Mount Holly Complex;Cheshire Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.23703, 42.9003

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 10.67M

Comments on the geologic information

  • A HYDROTHERMAL ORIGIN HAS BEEN POSTULATED BY OGDEN (1969) FOR THE KAOLIN DEPOSITS AT MONKTON, VT. HE ASSIGNS MINERALIZATION TO THE TRIASSIC.
  • A Hydrothermal Origin Has Been Postulated By Ogden (1969) For the Kaolin Deposits At Monkton, Vt. He Assigns Mineralization To the Triassic.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1795
Year of first production 1825

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Holland Co.
    Home office Adams, Ma

Comments on the workings information

  • DEPOSITS WERE EXPLOITED BY WORKING SHALLOW PITS AND TRENCHES

Comments on development

  • THE HOLLAND CO. PROSPECTED AN AREA IN 1981 BUT RAN INTO HEAVY ENVIRONMENTAL OPPOSITION FROM THE COMMUNITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) PP. 5-6.

  • Deposit

    BURT, F.A., 1928, THE ORIGIN OF THE BENNINGTON KAOLINS: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 16TH REPORT (1927-1928), PP 65-84.

  • Deposit

    OGDEN, D.G., 1969, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE KAOLIN AT EAST MONKTON, VERMONT: VGS ECONOMIC GEOLOGY NO. 3, PP. 25-26.

  • Deposit

    Ogden, D.G., 1969, Geology And Origin Of The Kaolin At East Monkton, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 3, P. 31-38.Ogden, D.G., 1969, Geology And Origin Of The Kaolin At East Monkton, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 3, P. 31-38.

  • Deposit

    Burt, F.A., 1928, The Origin Of The Bennington Kaolins: 16th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1927-1928), P. 66-85.Burt, F.A., 1928, The Origin Of The Bennington Kaolins: 16th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1927-1928), P. 66-85.

  • 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.

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-OCT-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

Beyond USGS

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