Description
Railroad Crew.
Commodities
PrimaryStone, Dimension
SecondaryTalc-Soapstone
TertiaryChromium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR PODS AND LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Serpentine
GangueTalc
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Stone Formation, Greenstone-Amphibolite Member;Missiguoi Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1853
Last production1955
Discovery year1848
Identification
Deposit ID10081735
MRDS IDW044058
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.0792, -72.7417
References
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) P. 39.RICHARDSON, C.H., THE TERRANES OF ROXBURY; 11TH REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST OF VERMONT (1917-1918) PP 120-140.JACOBS, E.C., 1916, THE TALC AND SERPENTINE DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: 10TH REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST OF VERMONT (1915-1916), PP 232-280.UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR, VT.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New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.