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


List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe(Cr,Al,Fe)2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz
var: Smoky Quartz		4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
var: Ferroan Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Actinolite9.DE.10☐{Ca2}{(Mg,Fe2+)5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35NaAlSi3O8
Anthophyllite9.DE.05☐{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Chesterite (TL)9.DF.05(Mg,Fe)17Si20O54(OH)6
Clinochlore9.EC.55(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var: Ripidolite9.EC.55(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Clinojimthompsonite (TL)9.DF.05(Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Cummingtonite9.DE.05☐{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Epidote9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Ferrohornblende9.DE.10☐{Ca2}{Fe2+4Al}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Jimthompsonite (TL)9.DF.05(Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2
Schorl9.CK.05Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Talc9.EC.05Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Zoisite9.BG.10{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Unclassified Minerals
Biotite-
'Garnet'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Serpentine Group'-D2[Si2O5](OH)4 + or - nH2O


33 entries listed. 30 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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