| Deposit ID | 10081652 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033920 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Williams Talc Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.75782, 43.8606 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 622 |
| Relative position | 2.65 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROCHESTER VILLAGE SQUARE, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windsor(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rochester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
White River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Windsor |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Steatite | Ore |
| Talc | Ore |
| Chrysolite | Gangue |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ottauquechee Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Ottauquechee Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.75782, 43.8606 |
|---|
| General form | CONCORDENT, IRREGULAR, PINCH AND SWELL, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20-50 E |
| Dip | 45-85 NW |
| Thickness | 21.34M |
| Length | 145.69M |
| Width | 91.44M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 145.69M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| Year of last production | 1927 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eastern Talc Co., Boston, Ma |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shepeq Inc., Rochester, Vt |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 129.54M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033920 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND326 |
JACOBS, E.C., 1914, TALC AND THE TALC DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 408-412.
JACOBS, E.C., 1916, THE TALC AND SERPENTINE DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 10TH REPORT (1915-1916), PP. 235-239.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P.38
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.
Jacobs, E.C., 1916, The Talc And Serpentine Deposits Of Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Jacobs, E.C., 1916, The Talc And Serpentine Deposits Of Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).
Jacobs, E.C., 1914, Talc And The Talc Deposits Of Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Jacobs, E.C., 1914, Talc And The Talc Deposits Of Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH MEASUREMENT BOTTOMED IN TALC SO THIS IS A MINIMUM VALVE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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