Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPODS AND LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsSteatite, Talc
Geology
Host rockSchist · Missisquoi Formation, Moretown Member
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Last production1935
Identification
Deposit ID10081808
MRDS IDW044178
Alternate namesSite Also Includes the Vt Talc Quarry and the Gould Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.2717, -72.63312
References
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), PP. 12-13.CHIDESTER, A. H., BILLINGS, M. P. AND CADY, W. M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, P. 13.UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: OMYA, INC.; PROCTOR, VT.DOLL, C. G. ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT)Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P., Pp. 12-13.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.