Vermont · Franklin County
Past Producer

Sheldon Iron Mine

Franklin County, Vermont, United States
Iron
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic, Oxides
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Underhill Formation, White Brook And Fairfield Pond Members
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Last production1850
Identification
Deposit ID10081421
MRDS IDW033451
Alternate namesUnnamed, Crow Hill Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.8833, -72.92371
References
HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT; IN REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT. CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, NH., VOL. 2.DENNIS, J.G., 1964, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ENOSBURG AREA, VT. VGS BULLETIN NO. 23, P. 53.MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 41.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.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 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.