Vermont · Windsor County
Past Producer

Williams Talc Mine

Windsor County, Vermont, United States
Talc-SoapstoneCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCONCORDENT, IRREGULAR, PINCH AND SWELL, TABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Steatite, Talc
GangueChrysolite, Actinolite
Geology
Host rockMica Schist · Ottauquechee Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Last production1927
Identification
Deposit ID10081652
MRDS IDW033920
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.8606, -72.75782
References
CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, PP 26-27.JACOBS, E.C., 1914, TALC AND THE TALC DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 408-412.JACOBS, E.C., 1916, THE TALC AND SERPENTINE DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 10TH REPORT (1915-1916), PP. 235-239.MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P.38Morrill, 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.Jacobs, E.C., 1916, The Talc And Serpentine Deposits Of Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Jacobs, E.C., 1916, The Talc And Serpentine Deposits Of Vermont: 10th 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).Jacobs, E.C., 1914, Talc And The Talc Deposits Of Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Chidester, A.H., Billings, M.P., And Cady, W.M., 1951, Talc Investigations In Vermont, Preliminary Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 95; 33 P.Chidester, A.H., Billings, M.P., And Cady, W.M., 1951, Talc Investigations In Vermont, Preliminary Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 95; 33 P.