Unnamed Talc Occurrence

Occurrence in Orleans county in Vermont, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093857
MRDS ID W044162
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Talc Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.5264, 44.8419 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Relative position FROM 4.0 TO 5.2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONTGOMERY CTR., VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orleans(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hazens Notch(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

  • MANY PODS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN FLANKS OF SUGARLOAF MTN. AND STRAWBERRY HILL.
  • Ultramafic Bodies Extend 0.75 Miles E and W of Location Given.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Steatite Ore
Talc Ore
Serpentine Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.5264, 44.8419

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PODS AND LENSES

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ULTRAMAFIC BODIES OCCUR AS PODS WITHIN THE HAZENS NOTCH FORMATION.
  • The Ultramafic Bodies Occur As Pods Within the Hazens Notch Formation.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Land status

Ownership category State Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State Of Vermont (Hazens Notch State Forest
    Home office Vermont

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: MID 1800'S

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-JUL-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.