Monroe (Lane's Mine)

Occurrence in Fairfield county in Connecticut, United States with commodities Tungsten, Bismuth, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008743
MRDS ID D001111
Record type Site
Current site name Monroe (Lane's Mine)
Alternate or previous names Monroe Lane's Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.19954, 41.36699 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Long Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Housatonic(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Fairfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore
Bismuth Ore
Arsenopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Marcasite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Tungstite Ore
Wolframite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 46
USGS model code 15a
Deposit model name W veins

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.19954, 41.36699

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GURLT, ADOLF, 1894, AIME TRAS., VOL. 22, P. 236-242

  • Deposit

    Gurlt, Adolf, 1894, Aime Tras., Vol. 22, P. 236-242.Gurlt, Adolf, 1894, Aime Tras., Vol. 22, P. 236-242.

  • Deposit

    Shepard, C.U., 1837, "A Report On The Geological Survey Of Connecticut", By The Author For The State Of Connecticut, New Haven, Ct , Pp. 123 & 172Shepard, C.U., 1837, "A Report On The Geological Survey Of Connecticut", By The Author For The State Of Connecticut, New Haven, Ct , Pp. 123 & 172

  • Deposit

    Crowley, W.P., 1968, "The Bedrock Geology Of The Long Hill And Bridgeport Quadrangles, Ct", State Geological And Natural History Survey Of Ct Quadrangle Report Qr-24, 81 P. Plus MapsCrowley, W.P., 1968, "The Bedrock Geology Of The Long Hill And Bridgeport Quadrangles, Ct", State Geological And Natural History Survey Of Ct Quadrangle Report Qr-24, 81 P. Plus Maps

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WOLFRAMITE AS PSUEDOMORPH OF SCHEELITE INDICATING IRON AND MANGANESE REPLACED CALCIUM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit Wolframite As Psuedomorph of Scheelite Indicating Iron and Manganese Replaced Calcium. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit; 2 Unpub Rept

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 10-MAR-2003 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey Added Model_Num And Model
Updater 20-AUG-1997 Mchone, Nancy Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey

Beyond USGS

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