Vermont · Washington County
Past Producer

Mad River Talc Mine

Washington County, Vermont, United States
StoneCrushed/BrokenStoneDimension
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Commodities
PrimaryStone, Crushed/Broken
TertiaryStone, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsMarble, Verde Antique, Serpentine, Steatite, Talc
GangueChrysolite, Ankerite
Geology
Host rockPhyllite,Schist · Ottauquechee Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Last production1946
Identification
Deposit ID10106290
MRDS IDW033928
Alternate namesSite Includes Two Abandoned Verde Antique Quarries In Duxbury, Vt.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.2372, -72.7964
References
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH) P. 20.CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT; USGS CIRCULAR 95, PP 22-23.JACOBS, E.C., 1914, TALC AND THE TALC DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), P. 416.JACOBS, E.C., 1916, THE TALC AND VERD ANTIQUE DEPOSITS OF VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 10TH REPORT (1915-1916), P. 241.CADY, W.M., ALBEE, A.L. AND MURPHY, J.F., 1962, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE LINCOLN MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: USGS MAP, GQ-164.Jacobs, E.C., 1914, Talc And The Talc Deposits Of Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Jacobs, E.C., 1914, Talc And The Talc Deposits Of Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).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.Cady, W.M., Albee, A.L., And Murphy, J.F., 1962, Bedrock Geology Of The Lincoln Mountain Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map Gq-164; Scale 1:62,500.Cady, W.M., Albee, A.L., And Murphy, J.F., 1962, Bedrock Geology Of The Lincoln Mountain Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map Gq-164; Scale 1:62,500.Jacobs, E.C., 1916, Copper Mining In Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).Jacobs, E.C., 1916, Copper Mining In Vermont: 10th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1915-1916).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.