Vermont · Windsor County
Past Producer

Rochester Iron Mine

Windsor County, Vermont, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic, Massive Oxide
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueChlorite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Serpentinite · Ottauquechee Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1825
Last production1850
Identification
Deposit ID10081429
MRDS IDW033463
Alternate namesUnnamed, The Iron Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates43.8669, -72.76203
References
HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, PART II. CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, NH., P. 828.MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 37-38.ROCHESTER VERMONT: ITS HISTORY 1780-1975. ROCHESTER TOWN HISTORY COMMITTEE, QUEEN CITY PRINTERS, INC. 1975. (BURLINGTON, VT) 219 P.ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, (BURLINGTON, VT).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.Rochester Town History Committee, 1975, Rochester, Vermont; Its History 1780-1975: Queen City Printers, Inc., Burlington, Vermont, 219 P.Rochester Town History Committee, 1975, Rochester, Vermont; Its History 1780-1975: Queen City Printers, Inc., Burlington, Vermont, 219 P.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.