| Deposit ID | 10081688 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033985 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Glass Quartz Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.54122, 42.79171 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 204 |
| Relative position | 1.1 MILE NORTHWEST OF NORTH VERNON, VERMONT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windham(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brattleboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Waits River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Windham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Granite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | New Hampshire Plutonic Series | ||||||||
| Rock description | New Hampshire Plutonic Series | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Rock unit name | Littleton Formation |
| Rock description | Littleton Formation |
| (1) | -72.54122, 42.79171 |
|---|
| General form | DIKE, TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033985 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND492 |
RICHARDSON, C.H. AND MAYNARD, J.F., 1938, GEOLOGY OF VERNON, GUILFORD AND HALIFAX, VT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 21ST REPORT (1937-1938), PP. 93-94, 96.
HEPBURN, J.C., TRASK, N.J., ROSENFELD, J.L. AND THOMPSON, J.B. JR., 1984, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE BRATTLEBORO QUADRANGLE, VT-NH: VGS BULLETIN NO. 32, PLATE 1.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 46.
Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.
Richardson, C.H. And Maynard, J.F., 1938, Geology Of Vernon, Guilford And Halifax, Vermont: 21st Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1937-1938).Richardson, C.H. And Maynard, J.F., 1938, Geology Of Vernon, Guilford And Halifax, Vermont: 21st Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1937-1938).
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MORRILL AND CHAFFEE (1964) DESCRIBE THIS SITE AS A "GLASS QUARTZ MINE". ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| 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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