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Carline 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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067773
MRDS ID W000608
Record type Site
Current site name Carline Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry
Related records 10191917

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.51951, 41.71192 (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

  • IN 1908 QUARRY 40 FEET SQUARE, 20 FEET DEEP. GNEISS FOLIATION AND RIFT STRIKE N 80 DEG. EAST, DIP 25 DEG. NORTH; SHEETS 10 FEET THICK. PRODUCTION FOR CURBING, WALKS, STEPS. TOPO SHOWS POND ABOUT 80 FEET LONG, 40 FEET WIDE.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.51951, 41.71192
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 80 DEG EAST
    Dip 25 DEG. NORTH
    Thickness 3.05M

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, DATED ABOUT 260 M.Y.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ACTIVE 1908

Mining district

District name Glastonbury

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT PROBABLY SMALL OPERATION

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 12.19M
    Overall width 12.19M

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. 12,1

  • Production

    DALE, 1911

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BROOKINS GIVES AGE OF ABOUT 260 M.Y. FOR GLASTONBURY PEGMATITES. USGS TOPO 1964, "GLASTONBURY", AT 1:24000 SHOWS QUARRY AS SMALL POND ; 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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