| Deposit ID | 10081816 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044190 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Reading Talc Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hammondsville Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.55231, 43.4919 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 305 |
| Relative position | 0.15 MILE NORTHEAST OF HAMMONDSVILLE, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windsor(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cavendish(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Waits River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Windsor |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Steatite | Ore |
| Talc | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Missisquoi Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Missisquoi Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.55231, 43.4919 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR PODS AND LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | NS TO NW |
| Dip | 40 TO 50 E OR 25 TO 30 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Windsor Minerals, Inc. |
| Home office | West Windsor, Vt |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.21HA |
| Length | 3048M |
| Overall depth | 99.06M |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Overall width | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044190 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND300 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 37.
MILLER, R., 1985, PRESIDENT OF WINDSOR MINERALS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
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.
| 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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