Vermont · Windham County
Past Producer

Somerset Mine

Windham County, Vermont, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMassive And Disseminated
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENSES AND PODS
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GanguePyrite, Mica, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Readsboro Member, Cavendish Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1820
Last production1835
Identification
Deposit ID10081546
MRDS IDW033620
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.95921, -72.89563
References
HITCHCOCK, E., 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.) PG. 17.KULL, N.M., 1961, HISTORY OF DOVER, VERMONT; THE BOOK CELLAR (BRATTLEBORO, VT.) P. 3-4.ROLANDO, V., 1984, WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONKull, N.M., 1961, History Of Dover, Vermont: The Book Cellar, Brattleboro, Vermont.Kull, N.M., 1961, History Of Dover, Vermont: The Book Cellar, Brattleboro, Vermont.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.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.