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Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Cj-046

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 10067690
MRDS ID W000491
Record type Site
Current site name Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Cj-046
Related records 10216190

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.56202, 41.52055 (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 AT 1:24000. MONSON GNEISS USUALLY HAS PARTINGS SEVERAL FEET APART ALONG PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINLETS. USED FOR CURBS AND BLOCK PAVEMENT; ALSO FOR FOUNDATION STONE BECAUSE OF DARK COLORATION ON WEATHERING. STRIKE OF FOLIATION ABOUT N. 65 DEG. WEST, DIP 20 DEG. NE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gneiss Ore
Biotite Gangue
Garnet Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.56202, 41.52055
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Granitic Intrusive

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COARSE-GRAINED, LIGHT GRAY; DARK BIOTITE-RICH BAND 2 TO 4 INCHES THICK. BORDERED BY AMPHIBOLITE BAND AS MUCH AS 100 FEET THICK. SIMILAR TO ORDOVICIAN HADDAM GRANITIC GNEISS

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 PRODUCTION PROBABLY SMALL

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STUGARD, JR., F., 1958, "PEGMATITES OF MIDDLETOWN, CONN.", USGS BULL. 1042-Q, MAP, TEXT

  • Production

    STUGARD, 1958

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STUGARD, PAGE 635, CITES GEOCHRON AGE OF 370 M. Y. FOR PEGMATITIC ALLAMITE FROM MONSON GRANITIC GNEISS. STUGARD'S GEOL. MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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