| Deposit ID | 10081817 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044191 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mcgurry Garnet Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.61451, 43.3311 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 232 |
| Relative position | 0.65 MILES NORTHWEST OF GASSETTS, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windsor(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
West 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 |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Garnet | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Staurolite | Gangue |
| Kyanite | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Cavendish Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Cavendish Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Granite and trondhjemite dikes of Chester and Athens domes and west of the Connecticut Valley trough |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| Year of last production | 1945 |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Windsor Minerals, Inc. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of Vermont / Clyde Barton (Owns Old Mill) |
| Home office | Perkinsville, VT |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044191 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | 85ND292 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 13.
DOLL, C.G., ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; MONTPELIER, VT.
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1985, LOCAL RESIDENT.
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.
Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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