Vermont · Orleans County
Past Producer

Lowell Quarry

Orleans County, Vermont, United States
Asbestos
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Description

Woodsmen

Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR, TABULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysolite
GangueSteatite, Antigorite, Serpentine
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite · Hazens Notch Formation;Ottauquechee Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1945
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10081800
MRDS IDW044161
Alternate namesVermont Asbestos Group Mine, Gallager Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.76669, -72.5262
References
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH.), P. 26.CHIDESTER, A.H. BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT, USGS CIRCULAR 95, PP 14-15.RICHARDSON, C.H., 1910, ASBESTOS IN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 7TH REPORT (1909-1910), PP. 324-329.MARSTERS, W.F., 1904, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PORTION OF THE SERPENTINE BELT OF LAMOILLE AND ORLEANS COUNTIES: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, TH REPORT (1903-1904), PP. 86-102.NO AUTHOR, INFORMATION PAMPHLET DISTRIBUTED BY VERMONT ASBESTOS, UNPUBLISHED, 7 P.Marsters, W.F., 1904, A Preliminary Report On A Portion Of The Serpentine Belt Of Lamoille And Orleans Counties: 4th Report, Vermont State Geologist (1903-1904), 86-104.Marsters, W.F., 1904, A Preliminary Report On A Portion Of The Serpentine Belt Of Lamoille And Orleans Counties: 4th Report, Vermont State Geologist (1903-1904), 86-104.Richardson, C.H., 1910, Asbestos In Vermont: 7th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1909-1910), P. 324-329.Richardson, C.H., 1910, Asbestos In Vermont: 7th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1909-1910), P. 324-329.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.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.