| Deposit ID | 10081421 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033451 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sheldon Iron Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed, Crow Hill Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.92371, 44.8833 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 189 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 0.7 MILES DUE EAST OF SHELDON, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Franklin(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sheldon Springs(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 | Franklin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Underhill Formation, White Brook And Fairfield Pond Members | ||||
| Rock description | Underhill Formation, White Brook And Fairfield Pond Members | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.92371, 44.8833 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NS-N10E |
| Dip | 20-40E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| Year of last production | 1850 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. Donald Reed Sheldon, Vt (802) 933-4972 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.004HA |
| Overall length | 9.14M |
| Overall width | 4.57M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033451 |
HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT; IN REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT. CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, NH., VOL. 2.
DENNIS, J.G., 1964, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ENOSBURG AREA, VT. VGS BULLETIN NO. 23, P. 53.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 41.
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.
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.
Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Enosburg Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 23, 56 P.Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Enosburg Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 23, 56 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDES CONCENTRATED IN HIGHLY DEFORMED ZONES WHERE THE DOLOMITE HAS BEEN FOLDED WITH A PHYLLITE. |
| 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 | checked location, 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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