| Deposit ID | 10096637 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033454 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Richford Copper Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.63059, 45.00999 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 293 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 0.85 MILES EAST,NORTHEAST OF RICHFORD, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Franklin(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Richford OE N(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Mansfield OE N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montreal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Franklin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Calcite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||||
| Rock unit name | Underhill Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Underhill Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -72.63059, 45.00999 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10-20 |
| Dip | 50-70 NE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Leland Stanley |
| Home office | Rfd #1 Box 85 Richford, Vt. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.053HA |
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Overall width | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033454 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85MD65 |
DENNIS, J.G., 1964, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ENOSBURG AREA, VERMONT, VGS BULL. NO. 23, P. 53
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 37.
DALE, T.N., 1915, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN NO. 589, PP. 10-11.
Dale, T.N., 1915, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 589, 67 P.Dale, T.N., 1915, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 589, 67 P.
Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Enosburg Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 23, 56 P.Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Enosburg Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 23, 56 P.
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.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-MAR-1998 | Fred Beck, Inc. | Contractor | SYNONYM ADDED, FROM DUPE RECORDS |
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
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