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Basalt Rock Quarry No. Dj-030

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068027
MRDS ID W000936
Record type Site
Current site name Basalt Rock Quarry No. Dj-030

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.82424, 41.67555 (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 QUARRY ABOUT 400 FEET LONG NORTH TO SOUTH, 250 FEET WIDE EAST TO WEST, WITH WORKING FACE ABOUT 110 FEET AT SOUTH END INTO HILLSIDE. BASALT TOUGH, DARK GRAY TO GREENISH GRAY, FINE GRAINED. THICKNESS OF FLOWS ABOUT 250 FEET.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Basalt Ore

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) -72.82424, 41.67555
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 76.2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mafic Extrusive Flows

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CLOSELY FAULTED AREA OF CONN. VALLEY BASIN; HAMPDEN YOUNGER THAN HOLYOKE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Plainville

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING; PROBABLY MODERATE AMOUNT OF CRUSHED STONE PRODUCED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING; LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 121.92M
    Overall width 76.2M

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.

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 QUARRY 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

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