Pass Island

Producer in Newfoundland, Canada with commodity Stone, Dimension
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023649
MRDS ID I001043
Record type Site
Current site name Pass Island

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -56.18224, 47.48318 (WGS84)
Relative position ON THE HERMITAGE PENINSULA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Newfoundland(province)

Canada(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PINK TO RED GRANITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Granite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -56.18224, 47.48318

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mount Peyton Granite Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1992, MEETING REPORTS: NEWFOUNDLAND EXPLORATION--DOWN BUT NOT OUT: NO. 294, P. 64-65

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRANITE IS MEDIUM-GRAINED AND PINK TO RED IN COLOR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.