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Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ak-047

Past Producer in New London 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 10067723
MRDS ID W000545
Record type Site
Current site name Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ak-047

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.13839, 41.30138 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Niantic(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Haven(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pawcatuck River(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut New London

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. GNEISS GRAY TO DARK GRAY; MEDIUM TO COARSE GRAINED; LOCALLY INTERLAYERED WITH PINK APLITIC ALASKITE; SOME AMPHIBOLITE LENSES; SOME GNEISS LAYERS WITH AS MUCH AS 25 PERCENT MICROCLINE. GNEISS FOLIATION STRIKE AND DIP VARY GREATLY IN SHORT DISTANCES.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gneiss Ore
Albite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.13839, 41.30138
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed 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 Waterford

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING; PRODUCTION OF BUILDING STONE PROBABLY SMALL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING; LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOLDSMITH, R., 1967, "BEDROCK GEOL. NIANTIC QUAD.", USGS , G Q 575

  • Production

    GOLDSMITH, 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLDSMITH'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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