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Occurrence in Orleans county in Vermont, United States with commodities Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos, Chromium, Iron
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081799
MRDS ID W044159
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.40226, 44.90386 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position FROM 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF LOWELL, VT TO 1 MILE NORTH OF N. TROY, VT., Location Given Is Troy, Vt Which Is Centrally Located In Belt.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orleans(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

North Troy(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Orleans

Comments on the location information

  • THE ULTRAMAFIC BODIES FORM AN ALMOST CONTINUOUS TREND FROM LOWELL, VT TO THE CANADIAN BORDER AT N. TROY, VT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Tertiary
Asbestos Tertiary
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Asbestos Ore
Chromite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Steatite Ore
Talc Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Ottauquechee Formation;Stowe Formation
    Rock description Ottauquechee Formation;Stowe Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.40226, 44.90386
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N 5-10 E
    Dip STEEPLY EAST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 50.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, C.H., 1910, ASBESTOS IN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 7TH REPORT (1909-1910), PP. 315-330.

  • Deposit

    CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND C. Y W.M., 1961, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, P. 9, 15.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-85 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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