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Unnamed Iron Mines

Past Producer in Franklin county in Vermont, United States with commodity Iron
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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 10089827
MRDS ID W033696
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Iron Mines
Alternate or previous names Unnamed, Swanton Ore Beds

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.12452, 44.9167 (WGS84)
Elevation 53
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position NEAR SWANTON, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Highgate Center(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Champlain North(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 Franklin

Comments on the location information

  • ORE REPORTED FROM NW, NE, E AND SE OF THE FALLS IN SWANTON, VT.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = EAST ALBURG (1972) 1:24000
  • Ore Beds Are In the Vicinity of Swanton Falls.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Dolomite;Dolomite
    Rock description Dolomite;Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.12452, 44.9167
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • LOCATION OF ORE IS UNKNOWN, THEREFORE OWNERSHIP IS UNCERTAIN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROLANDO, V., 1984, 200 YEARS OF SOOT AND SWEAT; A HISTORY AND FIELD GUIDE TO VERMONT IRON AND CHARCOAL INDUSTRIES. UNPUBLISHED

  • Deposit

    Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL OF THE DEPOSITS DESCRIBED ARE MAGNETITE CONCENTRATIONS AND THE OTHERS ARE RESIDUAL DEPOSITS.

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

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