Vermont · Windham County
Past Producer

Bemis 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 PODS AND LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsSoapstone, Talc
GangueActinolite, Hornblende, Mica
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Mt. Holly Complex
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1835
Last production1850
Identification
Deposit ID10106302
MRDS IDW044121
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.0733, -72.63482
References
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P 45.CHIDESTER, A.H., BILLINGS, M.P. AND CADY, W.M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT. USGS CIRCULAR 95, P. 137.HITCHCOCK, E., ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT: CLAREMONT MFG. CO.; (CLAREMONT, NH), PP 536, 784.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.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.