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Miller Chrome Prospect

Occurrence in Orleans county in Vermont, United States with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096647
MRDS ID W033693
Record type Site
Current site name Miller Chrome Prospect
Alternate or previous names Miller Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.41199, 44.86249 (WGS84)
Elevation 259
Relative position 2.0 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WESTFIELD, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orleans(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lowell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Mansfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Orleans

Comments on the location information

  • SITE IS PLACED IN A SERPENTINITE BODY MAPPED BY CADY, ALBEE AND CHIDESTER (1963).
  • Taken From Adams (1847) Description.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Rock unit name Ottauquechee Formation
    Rock description Ottauquechee Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.41199, 44.86249
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR VEINS AND PODS

Comments on the geologic information

  • SERPENTINITE FORMS A POD WITHIN THE OTTAUQUECHEE FORMATION.
  • Serpentinite Forms A Pod Within the Ottauquechee Formation.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • SITE UNLOCATED; THEREFORE EXTENT OF WORKINGS IS UNKNOWN. ADAMS (1847) INDICATES THAT SOME OPENING HAD BEEN MADE.

Comments on development

  • EXACT LOCATION IS UNCERTAIN AND THEREFORE OWNERSHIP IS QUESTIONABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1846, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. (CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, BURLINGTON, VT) P. 220.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B. 1847, THIRD ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. (CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, BURLINGTON, VT) P. 29.

  • Deposit

    HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, VOL. II. (CLAREMONT MFG. CO, CLAREMONT, NH) P. 836-837.

  • Deposit

    CADY, W.M., ALBEE, A.L. AND CHIDESTER, A.H., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY AND ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER MISSISQUOI VALLEY AND VICINITY, VERMONT. USGS BULLETIN, NO. 1122-B.

  • Deposit

    Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.

  • Deposit

    Cady, W.M., Albee, A.L., And Chidester, A.H., 1963, Bedrock Geology And Asbestos Deposits Of The Upper Missisquoi Valley And Vicinity: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1122-B, 78pCady, W.M., Albee, A.L., And Chidester, A.H., 1963, Bedrock Geology And Asbestos Deposits Of The Upper Missisquoi Valley And Vicinity: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1122-B, 78p

Reporter information

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-DEC-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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