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Carlton Quarry (Carleton Talc Mine), Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA



Detailed Mineral List:
Actinolite
Formula: ☐{Ca2}{(Mg,Fe2+)5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
Photo: © Charles Creekmur. Actinolite from Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
Albite
Formula: NaAlSi3O8
Reference: Nicolay & Stone (1967), Rocks & Minerals: A Guide For Collectors of the Eastern US, p.181; Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Reference: No reference listed
Anthophyllite
Formula: ☐{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Reference: Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
Photo: © 2007 Peter Cristofono. Anthophyllite from Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
Biotite
Reference: Rocks & Min.: Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371; Vol. 71, (1996).
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Nicolay & Stone (1967), Rocks & Minerals: A Guide For Collectors of the Eastern US, p.181
Chesterite (TL)
Formula: (Mg,Fe)17Si20O54(OH)6
Type Locality: Carlton Quarry (Carleton Talc Mine), Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
Reference: Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
Chromite
Formula: Fe(Cr,Al,Fe)2O4
Reference: Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
Clinochlore
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
Clinochlore var: Ripidolite
Formula: (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Reference: No reference listed
Clinojimthompsonite (TL)
Formula: (Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2
Type Locality: Carlton Quarry (Carleton Talc Mine), Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
Reference: AmMin 63:1000
Clinozoisite
Formula: {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
Cummingtonite
Formula: ☐{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Reference: Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Nicolay & Stone (1967), Rocks & Minerals: A Guide For Collectors of the Eastern US, p.181; Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
Dolomite var: Ferroan Dolomite
Reference: Rocks & Min. 71(4):235
Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
Ferrohornblende
Formula: ☐{Ca2}{Fe2+4Al}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Reference: Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
'Garnet'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Nicolay & Stone (1967), Rocks & Minerals: A Guide For Collectors of the Eastern US, p.181
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
Jimthompsonite (TL)
Formula: (Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2
Type Locality: Carlton Quarry (Carleton Talc Mine), Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
Reference: AmMin 63:1000
Photo: © Brent Thorne 2010. Jimthompsonite from Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Reference: Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
Photo: © 2005 Peter Cristofono. Magnetite from Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
Photo: © 2006 Peter Cristofono. Pyrite from Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
Schorl
Formula: Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
'Serpentine Group'
Formula: D2[Si2O5](OH)4 + or - nH2O
Reference: Nicolay & Stone (1967), Rocks & Minerals: A Guide For Collectors of the Eastern US, p.181
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Reference: Nicolay & Stone (1967), Rocks & Minerals: A Guide For Collectors of the Eastern US, p.181; Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
Talc
Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 15: 369-371.
Photo: © 2002 John H. Betts. Talc from Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
Zoisite
Formula: {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)


33 entries listed. 27 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals).

References

Rocks & Minerals 15:369-371

Jacobs, E. C. (1916). The Talc and Verde Antique Deposits of Vermont, in Report of the State Geologist on the Mineral Industries and Geology of Vermont 1915-1916 (Burlington, VT), p. 245.

Nicolay & Stone (1967): Rocks & Minerals: A Guide For Collectors of the Eastern US, p.181.

Veblen, David R. and Burnham, Charles W. (1978). New Biopyriboles from Chester Vermont: I. Descriptive Mineralogy (American Mineralogist 63:1000-1009)

Clements, Robert and Robinson, Douglas (1996): The Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont (Rocks & Minerals 71:231)

Gait, Robert and Veblen, David (1996): Chesterite, Jimthompsonite, and Clinojimthompsonite from the Type Locality: Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont (Rocks & Minerals 71:275)




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