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Troy Iron Mine

Past Producer in Orleans county in Vermont, United States with commodities Iron, Titanium
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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. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100269
MRDS ID W033452
Record type Site
Current site name Troy Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Troy Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.38376, 44.9197 (WGS84)
Elevation 329
Relative position 0.65 MILES NE OF TROY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orleans(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

North Troy(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

  • +/-300m

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Serpentine Ore
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

Result PEROXIDE OF FE, 81.2%
Result PROTOXIDE OF FE, 13.37%
Result TITANIC ACID, 4.1%
Result SI, 1.3%. (1844)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Rock unit name Stowe And Moretown Formations
    Rock description Stowe And Moretown Formations
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.38376, 44.9197
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, PODS AND LENSES
    Strike N20W
    Dip 85 SW
    Width 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ULTRAMAFIC BODY OCCURS AT THE CONTACT BETWEEN THESE TWO FORMATIONS.
  • Ultramafic Body Occurs At the Contact Between These Two Formations.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1833
Discoverer Mr. John Gale
Year of first production 1833
Year of last production 1846

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Francis Ficher Boston, Ma
  • Type Owner
    Owner Emil Quirion North Troy, Vt (802) 988-4764

Comments on development

  • VT MARBLE PROSPECTED THE ULTRAMAFICBODY NORTH OF THE IRON MINE FOR VERD ANTIQUE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CADY, W., ALBEE, A. AND CHIDESTER, A., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY AND ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER MISSISQUOI VALLEY AND VICINITY, VERMONT. USGS BULL. 1122-B

  • Deposit

    HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT. CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, NH., P. 722.

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, C.H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF NEWPORT, TROY AND COVENTRY, VT. VT. STATE GEOLOGIST 6TH REPORT, 1907-1908, P 265-291.

  • Deposit

    SUMNER, S., 1860, HISTORY OF THE MISSISCO VALLEY. ORLEANS CO. HISTORICAL SOCIETY

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1946, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. CHANCEY GOODRICH, (BURLINGTON, VT) P. 217

  • 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

    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.

  • Deposit

    Richardson, C.H., 1908, Geology Of Newport, Troy And Coventry, Vermont: 6th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1907-1908).Richardson, C.H., 1908, Geology Of Newport, Troy And Coventry, Vermont: 6th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1907-1908).

  • Deposit

    Sumner, S., 1860, History Of The Missisco Valley: Orleans County Historical Society.Sumner, S., 1860, History Of The Missisco Valley: Orleans County Historical Society.

  • 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR MASSES OF MAGNETITE IN SERPENTINITE. STRIKE AND DIP PERTAIN TO THE FORMATION SURROUNDING SERPENTINE BODY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-APR-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor checked location; corrected coordinates, commodities
Reporter 01-JUN-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

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