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Plainville Trap Rock Quarries and Copper, Zinc, Bitumen Occurrence

Producer in Hartford county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10068026
MRDS ID W000933
Record type Site
Current site name Plainville Trap Rock Quarries and Copper, Zinc, Bitumen Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.82852, 41.67099 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hartford(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Britain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Quinnipiac(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Hartford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Topo Shows One Large Quarry Area With Two Working Levels. Lower South Level 1400 Feet Long North To South, 1000 Feet Wide East To West; Working Face About 160 Feet High To West. Upper North Working Level 400 Feet Long North To South, 700 Feet Wide East
  • TOPO SHOWS ONE LARGE QUARRY AREA WITH TWO WORKING LEVELS. LOWER SOUTH LEVEL 1400 FEET LONG NORTH TO SOUTH, 1000 FEET WIDE EAST TO WEST; WORKING FACE ABOUT 160 FEET HIGH TO WEST. UPPER NORTH WORKING LEVEL 400 FEET LONG NORTH TO SOUTH, 700 FEET WIDE EAST TO WEST, WORKING FACE ABOUT 50 FEET HIGH TO WEST. BASALT TOUGH, DARK GRAY TO GREENISH GRAY, FINE GRAINED. THICKNESS OF FLOWS ABOUT 250 FEET. QUARRIES DEVELOPMENT TO NORTH. MINERALIZATION INFORMATION LACKING.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore
Calcite Ore
Prehnite Ore
Bitumen Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 87
USGS model code 23
Deposit model name Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Mark3 model number 118

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.82852, 41.67099
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geol.Desc: Closely Faulted Area of Conn. Valley Basin; Hampden Younger Than Holyoke.
  • GEOL.DESC: CLOSELY FAULTED AREA OF CONN. VALLEY BASIN; HAMPDEN YOUNGER THAN HOLYOKE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ACTIVE, 1966

Mining district

District name Plainville

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING; LARGE AMOUNT OF CRUSHED ROCK PRODUCED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING; LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMPSON, H. E., 1966, "BEDROCK GEOL. NEW BRITAIN QUAD.", USGS, GQ 494

  • Production

    SIMPSON, 1966

  • Deposit

    Simpson, H. E., 1966, "Bedrock Geol. New Britain Quad.", Usgs, Gq 494.Simpson, H. E., 1966, "Bedrock Geol. New Britain Quad.", Usgs, Gq 494.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Simpson'S Map At 1:24000 Locates Quarry By Symbol. USGS, Topo, 1966, "New Britain", At 1:24000 Locates Quarries By Symbol ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit SIMPSON'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL. USGS, TOPO, 1966, "NEW BRITAIN", AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRIES BY SYMBOL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey Added Model_Num And Model
Updater 21-AUG-1997 Mchone, Nancy Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey

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