| Deposit ID | 10081632 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033893 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.3859, 43.6264 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 299 |
| Relative position | 2.1 MILES SOUTHEAST OF QUECHEE, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windsor(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Quechee(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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gile Mountain Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Gile Mountain Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.3859, 43.6264 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR, TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Maxfield, Robert |
| Home office | Hathway Rd. Quechee, Vt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033893 |
DOLL, C. G., ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT).
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 22.
WOOD, TOM, 1984, PERSONNAL COMMUNICATION, QUECHEE, VT.
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.
Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.
Wood, Tom, 1984, Personal Communication, Quechee, Vermont.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Access Gained By Liberty Hill Road and A Jeep Trail Which Forks To the North. Previous Literature On This Site Places It In Rochester Instead of Pittsfield. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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