| Deposit ID | 10081422 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033453 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morrisville Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Metcalf Property |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.56487, 44.5712 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 274 |
| Relative position | 1.4 MILES EAST OF THE ROUTE 15 AND 100S JUNCTION IN MORRISTOWN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lamoille(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Morrisville(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Lamoille |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 91 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24b |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits) |
| Mark3 model number | 30 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| Rock unit name | Stowe Formation | ||
| Rock description | Stowe Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -72.56487, 44.5712 |
|---|
| Strike | N15E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85 SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Larry Sulham |
| Home office | Rd 1 Box 219, Morrisville, Vt (802) 888-5177 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.001HA |
| Overall length | 4.57M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033453 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM84MD58 |
GRANT, R.W., 1968, MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT. SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 2, VGS, P 24.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 29.
Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.
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.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1998 | Fred Beck, Inc. | Contractor | VISITED SITE TO ASSESS DEPOSIT TYPE AND MODEL; DETERMINED THAT BESSHI-TYPE MASSIVE SULFIDE CANNOT BE RULED OUT.TWO FT WIDE QTZ VEIN, CONFORMABLE WITH SCHISTOSITY IN WALL OF SMALL PIT (SHAFT?) |
| 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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