| Deposit ID | 10081797 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044154 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | French Hill Talc Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | French Hill Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.69091, 44.6289 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 198 |
| Relative position | 0.75 MILES S60W OF JOHNSON, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lamoille(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Johnson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Mansfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Lamoille |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Steatite | Ore |
| Talc | Ore |
| Magnesite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hazens Notch Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Hazens Notch Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.69091, 44.6289 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 E |
| Dip | 75 E |
| Thickness | 18.29M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| Year of last production | 1915 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Mineral Co. |
| Home office | Johnson, Vt. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Omya, Inc. |
| Home office | Proctor, Vt |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.099HA |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall length | 68.58M |
| Overall width | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044154 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND263 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 24.
ALBEE, A.L., 1957, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE HYDE PARK QUADRANGLE, VT: USGS MAP SERIES, GQ-102.
UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: OMYA; PROCTOR, VT.
JACOBS, E.C., 1914, TALC AND THE TALC DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 405-406.
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).
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRIKE AND DIP IS FOLIATION OF COUNTRY ROCK BUT DEPOSIT IS NEARLY CONCORDANT. TALC LENS DIPS 65 W. |
| 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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