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Old Silver Mine

Occurrence in Windham county in Vermont, United States with commodity Titanium
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089825
MRDS ID W033692
Record type Site
Current site name Old Silver Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.75982, 42.98891 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Relative position 2.3 MILES EAST, NORTHEAST OF GOOSE CITY, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windham(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Dover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Windham

Comments on the location information

  • THE OLD MINE IN QUESTION MAY BE A PROSPECT IN BAKER BROOK SOUTH OF THE NEWFANE SOAPSTONE QUARRY, DEPOSIT NO. AM85N-D162 (OGDEN, D., 1985).; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = WILMINGTON (1957) 1:625000
  • Location From Morrill and Chaffee.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE PRESENCE OF SILVER IS QUESTIONABLE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Missisquoi Formation, Moretown Member
    Rock description Missisquoi Formation, Moretown Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.75982, 42.98891
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SITE MAY BE RELATED TO THE ULTRAMAFIC BODIES IN THE AREA.
  • The Site May Be Related To the Ultramafic Bodies In the Area.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • EXACT LOCATION IS UNCERTAIN. THEREFORE OWNER IS UNKNOWN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM. (HANOVER, NH). P. 47

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXACT SITE IS UNLOCATED. QUARTZ VEINS IN THE AREA CONTAIN MINOR AMOUNTS OF ILMENITE. PERHAPS THIS WAS MISTAKEN FOR- SILVER.

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

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