Pike Hill Mines, Corinth, Orange County, Vermont, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Pike Hill Mines | Group of Mines |
Corinth | - not defined - |
Orange County | County |
Vermont | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 3' 33'' North , 72° 18' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Washington | 1,035 (2017) | 11.3km |
Chelsea | 1,242 (2017) | 13.6km |
East Barre | 826 (2017) | 15.9km |
Bradford | 788 (2017) | 16.0km |
Websterville | 550 (2017) | 17.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
64323
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64323:3
GUID (UUID V4):
226eaf74-a375-496d-8b5f-2eebbdd5b1fe
Copper Mines opened pre-1850. Large scale production began in 1866. Ore is chalcopyrite both in pure masses and disseminated in pyrrhotite.
Richardson (1897) commented on limburgite at this locality: "During the summer of 1896, while engaged in field work in stratigraphical geology, I encountered many dikes of [limburgite] diabase rich in olivine, and others of the same microscopical appearΒance as the typical camptonite in the Pemigewassett Valley, N. H.
By diligent investigation it was my good fortune last August to discover in the locality of these ramifying dikes and the famous Corinth copper mines an extraordinary dike of limburgite, from 6 to 10 feet in width, and penetrating the calciferous mica schist toward the west for more than half a mile. This limburgite bears individual crystals of olivine two to three inches in length and one to two inches in breadth. A single specimen has been placed in the museum of Dartmouth Some of the smaller crystals by the oxidation of the iron have become converted into limonite or hematite; others have gove over into serpentine, while a bit of calcite derived from the contiguous orthorhombic pyroxene or the basic plagioclase feldspar is occasionally seen in the cavities once filled by the original olivine crystals.
As the locality is to the northward in the exact direction of the moving ice [of Pleistocene ice sheets], and at a distance of only about twenty miles from the famous Thetford boulders, it seems evident that Corinth, Vt, was their original habitat."
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Detailed Mineral List:
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 References: |
β Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Description: In limburgite.
Lucarini, Carl, 1938, Mineral Localities in Vermont, Report of the New England Association of Chemistry Teachers, v. 40, p. 83-90. |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
β Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 Description: In limburgite.
Lucarini, Carl, 1938, Mineral Localities in Vermont, Report of the New England Association of Chemistry Teachers, v. 40, p. 83-90 |
βͺ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 Description: In limburgite.
Lucarini, Carl, 1938, Mineral Localities in Vermont, Report of the New England Association of Chemistry Teachers, v. 40, p. 83-90 |
β Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O References: |
β 'Limonite' References: |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
β 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 Description: In limburgite.
Lucarini, Carl, 1938, Mineral Localities in Vermont, Report of the New England Association of Chemistry Teachers, v. 40, p. 83-90 |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Mg | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Localities in this Region
- Vermont
- Orange County
- Corinth
- Pike Hill Mines
- Corinth
- Orange County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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