Vermont · Lamoille County
Past Producer

French Hill Talc Mine

Lamoille County, Vermont, United States
Talc-Soapstone
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Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsSteatite, Talc
GangueMagnesite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Hazens Notch Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1906
Last production1915
Identification
Deposit ID10081797
MRDS IDW044154
Alternate namesFrench Hill Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.6289, -72.69091
References
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 24.CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, WEM., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, P.20.ALBEE, A.L., 1957, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE HYDE PARK QUADRANGLE, VT: USGS MAP SERIES, GQ-102.UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: OMYA; PROCTOR, VT.JACOBS, E.C., 1914, TALC AND THE TALC DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 405-406.Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont; 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont; 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).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.Albee, A.L., 1957, Bedrock Geology Of The Hyde Park Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle Map Gq-102, Scale: 1:62,500.Albee, A.L., 1957, Bedrock Geology Of The Hyde Park Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle Map Gq-102, Scale: 1:62,500.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.