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Gneiss Rock Quarries No. Ak-

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 10067729
MRDS ID W000553
Record type Site
Current site name Gneiss Rock Quarries No. Ak-
Related records 10240606

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.15312, 41.32999 (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)

Thames(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 N. 50 DEG. WEST, DIP 40 DEG NE. ADDITIONAL QUARRY LOCATED 200 FEET SOUTHEAST.

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 Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.15312, 41.32999
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamoiotite, Quartz, Plagioclase, Hornblende, Microcline, Albite

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 GOLDSMITHS MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRIES BYSYMBOL. ; 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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