| Deposit ID | 10093846 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033687 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Breadloaf Roadless Area |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.90702, 44.0464 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 3.6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LINCOLN, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Addison(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lincoln(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Montpelier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Green Mountain National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Breadloaf Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Addison |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hazens Notch Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Hazens Notch Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.90702, 44.0464 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1981 |
| Discoverer | John Slack And Richard Bitar |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Federal Government |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033687 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85MD91 |
SLACK, J.F. AND BITAR, R.F., 1984, BREAD LOAF ROADLESS AREA, VERMONT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1300, P. 1000-1002
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 | APPROXIMATELY 8 SQUARE MILES HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH ANOMOULOUSLY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF COPPER, LEAD AND ZINC. |
| Deposit | ANOMOULOUS AREA IS 2 MILES WIDE IN THE EW DIRECTION AND 4 MILES LONG IN THE NS DIRECTION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1984 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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