| Deposit ID | 10089869 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044101 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dover-Newfane Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | East Dover Ultramafic |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.76342, 42.95781 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 396 |
| Relative position | OUTCROPS IN EAST DOVER, VT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windham(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
West Dover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(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 | Windham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Stone, Dimension | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Steatite | Ore |
| Talc | Ore |
| Olivine | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| Rock unit name | Missisquoi Formation |
| Rock description | Missisquoi Formation |
| (1) | -72.76342, 42.95781 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR PODS AND LENSES |
|---|---|
| Length | 7241.85M |
| Width | 1206.98M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044101 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND163 |
HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, VOL. 1. CLAREMONT MFG. CO. (CLAREMONT, NH); P. 535-536.
SKEHAN, J.W., 1961, THE GREEN MOUNTAIN ANTICLINORIUM IN THE VICINITY OF WILMINGTON AND WOODFORD, VERMONT; VGS BULLETIN NO. 17.
Skehan, J.W., 1961, The Green Mountain Anticlinorium In The Vicinity Of Wilmington And Woodford, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 17, P. 147.Skehan, J.W., 1961, The Green Mountain Anticlinorium In The Vicinity Of Wilmington And Woodford, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 17, P. 147.
Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONLY THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE BODY IS HIGHLY ALTERED TO SERPENTINE AND STEATITE. THE MAJORITY OF THE BODY IS MOSTLY DUNITE. |
| 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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