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Unnamed Uranium Prospect

Occurrence in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodity Uranium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081576
MRDS ID W033689
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Uranium Prospect
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.88952, 43.3544 (WGS84)
Elevation 652
Relative position 5.4 MILES EAST,NORTHEAST OF DANBY, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Danby(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Morrill and Chaffee.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY WAS DETECTED AT THE SITE INDICATED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Uraninite Ore
Mica Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Mount Holly Complex
    Rock description Mount Holly Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.88952, 43.3544
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Federal Government

Comments on the workings information

  • USGS INVESTIGATORS COULD FIND NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF A PROSPECT IN THE AREA INDICATED BY MORRILL AND CHAFFEE (1964).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH. P 30.

  • Deposit

    SLACK, J. AND SABIN, A., 1984, WILDERNESS MINERAL POTENTIAL, VOLUME 2. USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1300. P. 1006-1008.

  • Deposit

    Slack, J. And Sabin, A., 1984, Wilderness Mineral Potential, V. 2: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1300, P. 1006-1008.Slack, J. And Sabin, A., 1984, Wilderness Mineral Potential, V. 2: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1300, P. 1006-1008.

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALL OTHER URANIUM OCCURRENCES IN THE AREA ARE HYDROTHERMAL VEIN DEPOSITS. MANY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PEGMATITES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-JAN-2003 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Reporter 01-SEP-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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