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Gorman Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry

Past Producer in Hartford 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. 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 10067771
MRDS ID W000606
Record type Site
Current site name Gorman Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry
Related records 10289200

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.50812, 41.73804 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hartford(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glastonbury(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 Hartford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SIZE OF PIT NOT INDICATED ON TOPO. A REAL GNEISS FOLIATION N 55 DEG. EAST, DIP 25 DEG. NORTH; SHEETS ONE TO TWO FEET THICK. USED FOR DIMENSION STONE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.50812, 41.73804
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Igneous Intrusive

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LARGE GRANITE MASSIF; IN PLACES CUT BY PEGMATITE DIKES 3 TO 6 INCHES THICK, STRIKE N80 DEG. WEST, DATED ABOUT 260 M.Y.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ABOUT 1900

Mining district

District name Glastonbury

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT PROBABLY SMALL OPERATIONS.

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, TEXT, P. 12,13

  • Production

    DALE, 1911

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS TOPO, 1964, "GLASTONBUY" AT 1:24000 SHOWS QUARRY AREA BY LACK OF VEGETATION OVERPRINT. BROOKINS, D.G., GIVES AGE OF ABOUT 260M.Y. FOR GLASTONBURY PEGMATITES. ; 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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