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Maromus Granite Gneiss Rock Quarries

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067765
MRDS ID W000600
Record type Site
Current site name Maromus Granite Gneiss Rock Quarries
Related records 10167418

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.56591, 41.53805 (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, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TOPO SHOWS MAJOR NEAR CIRCULAR WATER-FILLED QUARRY ABOUT 300 FEET IN DIAMETER, ABOUT 60 FEET DEEP. TOPO ALSO SHOWS DEPRESSION 200 FEET TO WEST, THAT IS 400 FEET LONG N-S, AND 50 WIDE E-W. STUGARD'S MAP ALSO LOCATES THREE ADDITIONAL QUARRIES NOT SHOWN ON TOPO. THESE ARE LOCATED 900 FEET NNW., 1200 FEET NW, AND 1400 FEET WSW. A PROSPECT PIT IS LOCATED 300 FEET SW. GNEISS FOLIATION STRIKE IS NORTHWEST, AND DIP 28 DEG. NE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hornblende Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.56591, 41.53805
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Economic information

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 LARGE.

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.," GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, R.I. NO. 5, P. 17

  • Production

    STUGARD, 1958

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STUGARD'S GEOL. MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRIES AND PROSPECT BY SYMBOLS. USGS TOPO, 1961, "MIDDLE HADDAM" AT 1:24000 SHOWS MAIN QUARRY AS POND AND SMALLER QUARRY AS DEPRESSION. 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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