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Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Bk-004

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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067782
MRDS ID W000617
Record type Site
Current site name Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Bk-004
Related records 10265042

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.35062, 41.38832 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hamburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Haven(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 New London

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. LIGHT TO MEDIUM GRAY, MEDIUM GRAINED, WEAKLY FOLIATED GRANITE. EXTREMELY RESISTANT TO WEATHERING. FOLIATION STRIKE N 75 DEG. EAST, DIP 30 DEG. NE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gneiss Ore
Aegirine Gangue
Allanite Gangue
Augite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sphene Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.35062, 41.38832
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 75 DEG. EAST
    Dip 30 DEG. NE.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphic Granitic Intrusive

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SOUTH LIMB OF OVERTURNED ANTICLINE OF SELDEN NECK DOME.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Lyme

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION STONE PRODUCED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING. LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUNDGREN,JR., L., 1966, "BEDROCK GEOL. HAMBURG QUAD.," CONN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, QUAD REPORT NO. 19, MAP, TEXT, P. 40

  • Production

    LUNDGREN, 1966

General comments

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

Reporter information

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

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