Cuttingsville Molybdenite Prospect

Occurrence in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodity Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093843
MRDS ID W033621
Record type Site
Current site name Cuttingsville Molybdenite Prospect
Alternate or previous names Granite Hill Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.89643, 43.4806 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Relative position 0.9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE BRIDGE IN CUTTINGSVILLE, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wallingford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON RIDGE BETWEEN GRANITE HILL AND HATEFUL HILL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Mica Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 79
USGS model code 21a
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Mo
Mark3 model number 2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
    Rock unit name White Mountain Plutonic Series
    Rock description White Mountain Plutonic Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.89643, 43.4806

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs Ester Pelkey East Wallingford, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.011HA
    Overall length 12.19M
    Overall width 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT AND SEVERAL SMALL PITS ARE PRESENT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRANT, R.W., 1968, MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT. VGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 2, P 32.

  • Deposit

    EGGLESTON, J.W., 1918, ERUPTIVE ROCKS AT CUTTINGSVILLE, VT., ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST OF VERMONT, 1917-1918, P. 190.

  • Deposit

    PEARRE, N.C. AND CALKINS, J.A., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS AND OCCURRENCES IN VERMONT, EXCLUSIVE OF CLAY, SAND AND GRAVEL, AND PEAT. USGS MAP, MR-5, SCALE 1:500000.

  • Deposit

    Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.

  • Deposit

    Eggleston, J.W., 1918, 11th Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1917-1918): P.G. Gobie Press, Bellows Falls, Vermont, P.167-193.Eggleston, J.W., 1918, 11th Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1917-1918): P.G. Gobie Press, Bellows Falls, Vermont, P.167-193.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor
Reporter 01-JUL-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Editor 01-DEC-2002 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials

Beyond USGS

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