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Burlisonparsonsgranite Gneiss Rock Quarry

Past Producer in Fairfield 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. 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067818
MRDS ID W000664
Record type Site
Current site name Burlisonparsonsgranite Gneiss Rock Quarry
Related records 10143213

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.19482, 41.21832 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bridgeport(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, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OWNER DR. HENRY H. BURLISON IN 1911 OPEN PIT 100 BY 50 FEET, AND 30 FEET DEEP. GNEISS FOLIATION N. 30 DEG. EAST AND DIP VERTICAL. SHEETS 6 INCHES TO 3 FEET THICK DIP 25 DEG. NE TO HORIZONTAL. SOME PEGMATITES. MEDIUM BLUISH GRAY COLOR WITH FINE GRAINED GNEISSOSE TEXTURE. USED FOR CELLARS, WALLS, AND SILLS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Oligoclase Gangue
Orthoclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.19482, 41.21832
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 30 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
Production years ABOUT 1911

Mining district

District name Bridgeport

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Henry H. Burlison
    First year 1911

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT MODERATE AMOUNT OF BUILDING STONE PRODUCED

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING, LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS BUT SITE NOW LOCATED NEAR URBAN HOUSING

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 30.48M
    Overall width 15.24M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1911, "GRANITES OF CONN.", USGS, BULL. 484, MAP, TEXT, P. 52,53

  • Production

    DALE, 1911

Reporter information

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

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