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Metamorphic Rock Quarry No. Cj-039

Past Producer in Middlesex county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Stone
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067689
MRDS ID W000490
Record type Site
Current site name Metamorphic Rock Quarry No. Cj-039

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.58341, 41.55221 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Middlesex(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Middle Haddam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Outlet Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Middlesex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NOT SHOWN ON TOPO SHEET. QUARRY SITED NEAR CONTACT WITH MARONAS GRANITE GNEISS AND MAY PARTLY BE CUTTING GRANITE GNEISS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore
Quartz Ore
Garnet Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Kyanite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.58341, 41.55221
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphism Of Sedimentary Beds.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years UNKNOWN

Mining district

District name Middletown

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING, BUT PROBABLY PRODUCED SMALL QUANTITIES OF BUILDING STONE FOR LOCAL USE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKINS, D. G., 1970, "CONTRI. TO GEOCHRON. IN CONN.", CONN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, R. I. NO. 5, PG. 17

  • Production

    STUGARD, 1958

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STUGARD'S GEOL. MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL. BROOKINS' GIVES GEOCHRON AGE DATE OF 285 M. Y. FOR THE MAROMAS GRANITE GNEISS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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