| Deposit ID | 10081772 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044107 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Kaolin Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed, Shaftsbury Kaolin Deposits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.17623, 42.94971 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 335 |
| Relative position | 2.7 MILES EAST OF SOUTH SHAFTSBURY, VT. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Bennington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| Rock unit name | Mount Holly Complex;Cheshire Formation | ||
| Rock description | Mount Holly Complex;Cheshire Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.17623, 42.94971 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1795 |
| Year of first production | 1825 |
| Year of last production | 1915 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. C. Lyons And Brothers |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044107 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND169 |
BURT, F.A., 1928, THE ORIGIN OF THE BENNINGTON KAOLINS: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 16TH REPORT (1927-1928), PP. 65-84.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 41.
OGDEN, D.G., 1969, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE KAOLIN AT EAST MONKTON, VERMONT: VGS ECONOMIC GEOLOGY NO. 3, PP. 25-26.
JACOBS, E.C., 1927, THE CLAY DEPOSITS AND CLAY INDUSTRIES OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 19TH REPORT (1925-1926), PP 191-221.
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.
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.
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.
Jacobs, E.C., 1927, The Clay Deposits And Clay Industries Of Vermont: 19th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist 91925-1926), P. 191-221.Jacobs, E.C., 1927, The Clay Deposits And Clay Industries Of Vermont: 19th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist 91925-1926), P. 191-221.
| 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 |
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