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Unnamed Soapstone Quarry and Talc Occurrence

Past Producer in Windsor county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100278
MRDS ID W033912
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Soapstone Quarry and Talc Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.66171, 43.63139 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1 MILE N5W OF THE CHURCH IN BRIDGEWATER CTR., VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windsor(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Delectable Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Windsor

Comments on the location information

  • OLD SOAPSTONE QUARRY IS LOCATED JUST WEST OF THE ROAD. THE COORDINATES GIVEN ABOVE ARE FOR THE OLD SOAPSTONE QUARRY.
  • Several Outcrops 2 Miles South and 0.5 Miles Ese of Location Given

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • QUARRIED FOR SOAPSTONE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Ore
Steatite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Missisquoi Formation, Whetstone Hill Member
    Rock description Missisquoi Formation, Whetstone Hill Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.66171, 43.63139
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR POD
    Length 45.72M
    Width 45.72M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PERRY (1928) BELIEVES THE STEATITE TO BE AN ALTERED INTRUSIVE. DOLL (1961) DOES NOT SHOW THIS LOCATION ON THE STATE MAP AS AN ULTRAMAFIC BODY.
  • Perry (1928) Believes the Steatite To Be An Altered Intrusive. Doll (1961) Does Not Show This Location On the State Map As An Ultramafic Body.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 9.

  • Deposit

    PERRY, E.L., 1928, GEOLOGY OF PLYMOUTH AND BRIDGEWATER: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 16TH REPORT (1927-1928), PP.38-42

  • Deposit

    CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CODY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, P.12.

  • Deposit

    HITCHCOCK, E, ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT: CLAREMONT MFG. CO.; (CLAVEMONT, NH), P. 539.

  • Deposit

    HITCHCOCK, C.H., 1878, ATLAS ACCOMPANYING THE REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, (NEW YORK, NEW YORK).

  • Deposit

    DOLL, C.G., 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT).

  • Deposit

    Hitchcock, C.H., 1878, Atlas Accompanying The Report On The Geology Of New Hampshire: New York, New York.Hitchcock, C.H., 1878, Atlas Accompanying The Report On The Geology Of New Hampshire: New York, New York.

  • Deposit

    Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    Perry, E.L., 1929, Geology Of Bridgewater And Plymouth Townships, Vermont: 16th Annual Report Vermont State Geologist (1927-1928).Perry, E.L., 1929, Geology Of Bridgewater And Plymouth Townships, Vermont: 16th Annual Report Vermont State Geologist (1927-1928).

  • Deposit

    Chidester, A.H., Billings, M.P., And Cady, W.M., 1951, Talc Investigations In Vermont, Preliminary Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 95; 33 P.Chidester, A.H., Billings, M.P., And Cady, W.M., 1951, Talc Investigations In Vermont, Preliminary Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 95; 33 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA GIVEN IS SURFACE EXPOSURE OF THE POD

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-JAN-2003 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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