| Deposit ID | 10106290 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033928 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mad River Talc Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Site Includes Two Abandoned Verde Antique Quarries In Duxbury, Vt. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.7964, 44.2372 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 290 |
| Relative position | 2.0 MILES SW OF THE CENTER OF MORETOWN VILLAGE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Waitsfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Montpelier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Stone, Dimension | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Verde Antique | Ore |
| Serpentine | Ore |
| Steatite | Ore |
| Talc | Ore |
| Chrysolite | Gangue |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ottauquechee Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Ottauquechee Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -72.7964, 44.2372 |
|---|
| Strike | N 25 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | NEAR VERTICAL |
| Length | 1371.6M |
| Width | 243.84M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1905 |
| Year of last production | 1946 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mad River Talc Corp. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033928 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85ND334 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) P. 20.
JACOBS, E.C., 1914, TALC AND THE TALC DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), P. 416.
JACOBS, E.C., 1916, THE TALC AND VERD ANTIQUE DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 10TH REPORT (1915-1916), P. 241.
CADY, W.M., ALBEE, A.L. AND MURPHY, J.F., 1962, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE LINCOLN MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: USGS MAP, GQ-164.
Jacobs, E.C., 1914, Talc And The Talc Deposits Of Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Jacobs, E.C., 1914, Talc And The Talc Deposits Of Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).
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.
Cady, W.M., Albee, A.L., And Murphy, J.F., 1962, Bedrock Geology Of The Lincoln Mountain Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map Gq-164; Scale 1:62,500.Cady, W.M., Albee, A.L., And Murphy, J.F., 1962, Bedrock Geology Of The Lincoln Mountain Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map Gq-164; Scale 1:62,500.
Jacobs, E.C., 1916, Copper Mining In Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Jacobs, E.C., 1916, Copper Mining In Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT TALC DEPOSITS ARE AT THE NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE ULTRAMAFIC BODY. TOTAL TALC REMOVED WAS 60,000 TONS. |
| Deposit | THE OLD VERDE ANTIQUE QUARRIES ARE 0.6 AND 0.7 MILES NORTH OF THE MAD RIVER MINE. ULTRAMAFIC BODIES OUTCROP FOR 1.9 MILES SOUTH OF THE MINE. SEE CADY, ET AL (1962) FOR EXACT LOCATIONS OF THESE SITES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| 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 |
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