| Deposit ID | 10096644 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033598 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chateauguay Area |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.70282, 43.66189 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 518 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 3.8 MILES NW OF BRIDGEWATER CENTER, VT; 0.4 MILES W OF CHATEAUGUAY, VT. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Windsor |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Granulite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Missisquoi Formation Whetstone Hill And Moretown Members | ||||
| Rock description | Missisquoi Formation Whetstone Hill And Moretown Members | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.70282, 43.66189 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Chateauguay Gold Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Duane Wilson, |
| Home office | Bridgewater Corners, Vt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033598 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM84MD19 |
BEERS, F.W., 1869, ATLAS OF WINDSOR COUNTY, VERMONT. BEERS, ELLIS AND SOULE, NEW YORK, 47 P.
CHATELAIN, M., ET AL., 1970, CHATEAUGUAY-A STUDY OF SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL PATTERNS IN A 19TH CENTURY VT. SETTLEMENT: OFF CAMPUS STUDY PROGRAM, SOC. 63, HUMAN COMMUNITIES, OTTAUGUECHEE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, WOODSTOCK, VT. UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
Ern, E.H. Jr., 1963, Bedrock Geology Of The Randolph Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 21, 92 P.Ern, E.H. Jr., 1963, Bedrock Geology Of The Randolph Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 21, 92 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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN IS VUGGY. MANY VUGS ARE FILLED WITH LIMONITE INDICATING THE POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF SULFIDES AT SOME TIME. |
| Deposit | MANY OF THE SMALL GOLD DIGGINGS IN THIS AREA MAY HAVE BEEN ONLY STOCK PROMOTIONS. ACTUAL GOLD PRODUCTION WAS NEVER VERIFIED ALTHOUGH QUARTZ CRUSHERS WERE BUILT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1986 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | 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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