Vermont · Windham County
Producer

Newfane Soapstone Quarry

Windham County, Vermont, United States
Talc-Soapstone
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Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR POD OR LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsTalc
GangueMagnetite, Magnesite, Actinolite
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Missisquoi Formation, Moretown Member
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10081769
MRDS IDW044100
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.9972, -72.74511
References
HITCHCOCK, E., ET AL, 1861, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, VOL. 1, PP.535-536. CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, N.H.CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT; USGS CIRCULAR 95, P.14.HEPBURN, J.C., TRASK, N.J., ROSENFELD, J.L. AND THOMPSON JR., J.B., 1984, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE BRATTLEBORO QUADRANGLE, VT-NH., VGS BULLETIN NO.32.Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.Hepburn, J.C., Trask, N.J., Rosenfeld, J.L., And Thompson, J.B., Jr., 1984, Bedrock Geology Of The Brattleboro Quadrangle, Vermont-New Hampshire: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 32.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.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.