| Deposit ID | 10081800 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044161 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lowell Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Vermont Asbestos Group Mine, Gallager Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.5262, 44.76669 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 351 |
| Relative position | 3.7 MILES NORTH OF EDEN MILLS, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orleans(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hazens Notch(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 | Orleans |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysolite | Ore |
| Steatite | Gangue |
| Antigorite | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Result | ORE CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 2.5% ASBESTOS FIBER. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Rock unit name | Hazens Notch Formation;Ottauquechee Formation |
| Rock description | Hazens Notch Formation;Ottauquechee Formation |
| (1) | -72.5262, 44.76669 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR, TABULAR, PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Length | 1609.34M |
| Width | 609.6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1892 |
| Discoverer | Woodsmen |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vermont Asbestos Group |
| Home office | Lowell, VT |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Howard Manosh, President And Major Stockholder |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 24.094HA |
| Overall length | 1676.4M |
| Overall width | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044161 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND270 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH.), P. 26.
RICHARDSON, C.H., 1910, ASBESTOS IN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 7TH REPORT (1909-1910), PP. 324-329.
MARSTERS, W.F., 1904, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PORTION OF THE SERPENTINE BELT OF LAMOILLE AND ORLEANS COUNTIES: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, TH REPORT (1903-1904), PP. 86-102.
NO AUTHOR, INFORMATION PAMPHLET DISTRIBUTED BY VERMONT ASBESTOS, UNPUBLISHED, 7 P.
Marsters, W.F., 1904, A Preliminary Report On A Portion Of The Serpentine Belt Of Lamoille And Orleans Counties: 4th Report, Vermont State Geologist (1903-1904), 86-104.Marsters, W.F., 1904, A Preliminary Report On A Portion Of The Serpentine Belt Of Lamoille And Orleans Counties: 4th Report, Vermont State Geologist (1903-1904), 86-104.
Richardson, C.H., 1910, Asbestos In Vermont: 7th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1909-1910), P. 324-329.Richardson, C.H., 1910, Asbestos In Vermont: 7th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1909-1910), P. 324-329.
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 | SIZE GIVEN IS FOR THE ULTRAMAFIC BODY, NOT JUST THE ZONES WITH ASBESTOS MINERALIZATION. |
| Deposit | THE MILL WHEN RUN AT FULL CAPACITY CAN PRODUCE 30,000 TONS OF ASBESTOS FIBER PER YEAR. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1997 | Fred Beck, Inc. | Contractor | UPDATED STATUS TO INACTIVE; SYNONYM |
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