Vermont · Addison County
Past Producer

Monkton Ore Bed

Addison County, Vermont, United States
IronManganese
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeWeathering Residual
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrolusite, Hematite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Dolomite · Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1785
Last production1835
Identification
Deposit ID10081558
MRDS IDW033636
Alternate namesBoston Iron Co. Mine, Monkton Iron Co. Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.1808, -73.12371
References
HITCHCOCK, E., 1861, GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, PART II. (CLAREMONT MFG. CO.; CLAREMONT, NH.) P. 826.MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. (DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM: HANOVER, NH) P. 29.ROLANDO, V.R., 1984, 200 YEARS OF SOOT AND SWEAT, A HISTORY AND FIELD GUIDE TO VERMONT IRON AND CHARCOAL INDUSTRIES. UNPUBLISHED.ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. (CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, BURLINGTON, VT) P.22.Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg.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.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.