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Vermont Kaolin Corp.

Past Producer in Addison county in Vermont, United States with commodities Kaolin, Silica
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106291
MRDS ID W033940
Record type Site
Current site name Vermont Kaolin Corp.
Alternate or previous names Site Includes the Hatch, Bushey and Upper Pits.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.12342, 44.1922 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Relative position 1.25 MILES S SW OF EAST MONKTON, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Addison(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bristol(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Champlain South(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 Addison

Comments on the location information

  • THE BUSHEY PIT IS JUST SOUTH OF THE HATCH AND THE UPPER PIT IS TO THE WEST IN THE MONKTON QUADRANGLE. SEE OGDEN (1969) FOR EXACT LOCATIONS.
  • Location Given Is For the Hatch Pit

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore
Kaolin Ore
Sericite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Cheshire Quartzite
    Rock description Cheshire Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) Cheshire Quartzite
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET AND VEIN
    Strike NS
    Dip 30-50 E
    Depth to top 6.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1792
Discoverer Stephen Barnum
Year of first production 1792
Year of last production 1966

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Vermont Kaolin Corp.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Andrew Johnson Lumber Co. (All But Upper Pit).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 6.571HA
    Overall length 457.2M
    Overall width 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • AREA GIVEN COVERS ALL THREE PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OGDEN, D.G., 1969, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE KAOLIN AT EAST MONKTON, VT: VGS ECONOMIC GEOLOGY NO. 3., 40 P.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 29.

  • Deposit

    SEELY, H.M., 1910, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF ADDISON COUNTY: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 7TH REPORT, PP. 297-298.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), PP. 53-54.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1846, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), PP. 229-231.

  • 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

    Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.

  • Deposit

    Ogden, D.G., 1969, Geology And Origin Of The Kaolin At East Monkton, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 3, P. 31-38.Ogden, D.G., 1969, Geology And Origin Of The Kaolin At East Monkton, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 3, P. 31-38.

  • 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

    Seely, H.M., 1910, Preliminary Report On The Geology Of Addison County: 7th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist.Seely, H.M., 1910, Preliminary Report On The Geology Of Addison County: 7th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist.

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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