| Deposit ID | 10081546 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033620 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Somerset Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.89563, 42.95921 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 671 |
| Relative position | 2.55 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEST DOVER, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windham(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Snow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Deerfield River(hydrologic unit)
Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Green Mountain National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Windham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| Rock unit name | Readsboro Member, Cavendish Formation | ||
| Rock description | Readsboro Member, Cavendish Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -72.89563, 42.95921 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR LENSES AND PODS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1820 |
| Year of last production | 1835 |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wilder And Richards |
| Home office | New York |
| First year | 1832 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Government; On The Property Of The Corinthia Ski Area; Walter Stugger, Owner |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall width | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033620 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM84MD55 |
HITCHCOCK, E., 1861, GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, PART II. CLAREMONT MFG. CO. (CLAREMONT, NH.) P. 828.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM (HANOVER, NH.) PG. 17.
KULL, N.M., 1961, HISTORY OF DOVER, VERMONT; THE BOOK CELLAR (BRATTLEBORO, VT.) P. 3-4.
ROLANDO, V., 1984, WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Kull, N.M., 1961, History Of Dover, Vermont: The Book Cellar, Brattleboro, Vermont.Kull, N.M., 1961, History Of Dover, Vermont: The Book Cellar, Brattleboro, Vermont.
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.
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 | |
| Reporter | 01-JUL-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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