1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Unnamed Talc Prospect

Occurrence in Orleans county in Vermont, United States with commodities Stone, Dimension, Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos
Map
XML
JSON
KML
B
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081680
MRDS ID W033966
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Talc Prospect
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.4095, 44.8886 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Relative position BELT EXTENDS FROM LOWELL, VT NORTH TO NORTH TROY, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orleans(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

North Troy(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Orleans

Comments on the location information

  • AN EXTENSIVE BELT OF ULTRAMAFIC BODIES EXTENDS FROM 1.5 MILES SOUTHOF LOWELL, VT IN A LINE NORTH, NORTHEAST TO NORTH TROY, VT.
  • Ultramafic Bodies Outcrop 8 Miles N and S of Location Given.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary
Talc-Soapstone Tertiary
Asbestos Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Chromite Ore
Asbestos Ore
Talc Ore
Serpentine Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Hazens Notch Formation;Missisquoi Formation
    Rock description Hazens Notch Formation;Missisquoi Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.4095, 44.8886
ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR PODS, LENSES AND TABULAR BODIES

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ULTRAMAFIC BODIES ALSO OCCUR WITHIN THE CAMBRIAN OTTAUQUECHEE FORMATION AND CAMBRO-ORDOVICIAN STOWE FORMATION.
  • The Ultramafic Bodies Also Occur Within the Cambrian Ottauquechee Formation and Cambro-Ordovician Stowe Formation.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • THE DEPOSIT HAS BEEN PROSPECTED IN THE PAST FOR CHROMITE, MAGNETITE, ASBESTOS AND VERDE ANTIQUE MARBLE. TALC HAS ALSO BEEN PROSPECTED BUT LESS THAN THE OTHER COMMODITIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOLL, C.G., ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT)

  • Deposit

    CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P., AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, PP. 9, 15.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), PP. 46, 49-50.

  • Deposit

    JACOBS, E.C., 1914, TALC, AND THE TALC DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 382-429.

  • Deposit

    WIGGLESWORTH, E., 1916, THE SERPENTINES OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 10TH REPORT (1915-1916), PP. 281-292.

  • Deposit

    CADY, W.M., ALBEE, A.L. AND CHIDESTER, A.H., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY AND ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER MISSISQUOI VALLEY AND VICINITY, VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN 1122-B, PP. B67-B72, PLATE 1.

  • Deposit

    Cady, W.M., Albee, A.L., And Chidester, A.H., 1963, Bedrock Geology And Asbestos Deposits Of The Upper Missisquoi Valley And Vicinity: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1122-B, 78pCady, W.M., Albee, A.L., And Chidester, A.H., 1963, Bedrock Geology And Asbestos Deposits Of The Upper Missisquoi Valley And Vicinity: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1122-B, 78p

  • Deposit

    Chidester, A.H., Billings, M.P., And Cady, W.M., 1951, Talc Investigations In Vermont, Preliminary Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 95; 33 P.Chidester, A.H., Billings, M.P., And Cady, W.M., 1951, Talc Investigations In Vermont, Preliminary Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 95; 33 P.

  • Deposit

    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).

  • Deposit

    Wigglesworth, E., 1916, The Serpentines Of Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916): Free Press Printing Company, Burlington, Vermont.Wigglesworth, E., 1916, The Serpentines Of Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916): Free Press Printing Company, Burlington, Vermont.

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-JAN-2003 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Maps centered on this site