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Christiano Oak Ridge Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry

Past Producer in Fairfield 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. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067788
MRDS ID W000624
Record type Site
Current site name Christiano Oak Ridge Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry
Related records 10191628

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.64178, 41.0175 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glenville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Saugatuck(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Fairfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • WORKED BY JOSEPH CHRISTIANO. QUARRY OPENED 1901 AND IN 1911 WAS 175 FEET LONG, 150 FEET WIDE AND 20 FEET DEEP. GNEISS FOLIATION STRIKE N 15 TO 20 DEG. EAST, DIP VERTICAL. SHEETS 2 TO 10 FEET THICK, ARE HORIZONTAL OR DIP VERY LOW EAST. NUMEROUS DIKES, MOST APLITIC, SOME PEGMATITIC. DARK BLUISH GRAY COLOR OF COARSE GNEISSOSE TEXTURE. USED FOR BUILDINGS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andesine Gangue
Apatite Gangue
Augite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.64178, 41.0175
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 15 TO 20 DEG. EAST
    Dip VERTICAL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Granitic Intrusive

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: AVERAGE BREAKING POINT 164 POUNDS, RUPTURE POINT 3507 POUNDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1833
Production years 1901 TO ATLEAST 1911

Mining district

District name Greenwich

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Jacob Voorhis
    First year 1911

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT MODERATE QUANTITIES OF BUILDING STONE PROBABLY PRODUCED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING, BUT LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS BUT NOW SITE OCCUPIED BY SUPER HIGHWAY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 152.4M
    Overall width 60.96M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1911, "GRANITES OF CONN.," USGS, BULL. 484, MAPS, TEXT, P. 58

  • Production

    DALE, 1911

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS, TOPO, 1960, "GLENVILLE", AT 1:24000 SHOWS SUPERHIGHWAY ON SITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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