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Farwell Mine

Past Producer in Orleans county in Vermont, United States with commodities Chromium, Asbestos
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089823
MRDS ID W033684
Record type Site
Current site name Farwell Mine
Alternate or previous names Crook Brook Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.43009, 44.96439 (WGS84)
Elevation 296
Relative position 1.15 MILES NORTHEAST OF JAY, 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

  • LOCATED JUST NORTH OF ROUTE 105 WEST, 0.85 MILES WEST OF JUNCTION WITH ROUTE 101.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Asbestos Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANALYSIS FROM ADAMS (1947).

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Asbestos Ore
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result GREEN OXIDE OF CR 49.9%
Result PROTOXIDE OF FE 48.96%
Result AL, SI, MG 4.14%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Rock unit name Hazens Notch Formation
    Rock description Hazens Notch Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.43009, 44.96439
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, PODS AND LENSES
    Strike N5E
    Dip 80E
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SERPENTINITE POD IS ENCLOSED BY THE HAZENS NOTCH FORMATION.
  • Serpentinite Pod Is Enclosed By the Hazens Notch Formation.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1845
Discoverer Enos Farwell
Year of last production 1845

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Jerre Hodgkins Westfield, Vt
  • Type Owner
    Owner John Gosselin
    Home office Jay, Vt

Comments on the workings information

  • NO SIGNIFICANT OPENINGS WERE FOUND AT THE SITE.

Comments on development

  • SITE WAS ALSO PROSPECTED FOR ASBESTOS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1846, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. (CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, BURLINGTON, VERMONT) P. 220.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES (DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH) P. 24

  • Deposit

    CADY, W.M., ALBEE, A.L. AND CHIDESTER, A.H., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY AND ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER MISSIQUOI VALLEY AND VICINITY, VERMONT. USGS BULLETIN 112-B.

  • Deposit

    PEARRE, N.C. AND CALKINS J.A., 1957, MINERAL OCCURRENCES AND DEPOSITS IN VERMONT, EXCLUSIVE OF CLAY, SAND AND GRAVEL AND PEAT. USGS MINERAL RESOURCE MAP, MR-5.

  • Deposit

    HITCHCOCK, F. ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, VOL. 2. (CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, N.H.) P. 833-837.

  • Deposit

    MORSE, ELNORA, 1984, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, JAY TOWN CLERK.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1947, THIRD ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. (CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, BURLINGTON, VT) P. 27.

  • Deposit

    Adams, C.B., 1847, Third Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1847, Third Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, 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

    Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.

  • Deposit

    Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.

  • Deposit

    Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.

  • 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE AND DIP IS FOR THE FOLIATION OF THE COUNTRY ROCK.

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-DEC-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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