Old Sandy Hook Gold Mine Prospect and Sulfide Occurrence

Occurrence in Fairfield county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Lead
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  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 10068094
MRDS ID W001019
Record type Site
Current site name Old Sandy Hook Gold Mine Prospect and Sulfide Occurrence
Related records 10289414

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.28154, 41.43199 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Newtown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Housatonic(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
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Information Lacking
  • INFORMATION LACKING

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Hematite Ore
Quartz Ore
Pyrite Ore
Galena Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.28154, 41.43199

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 55 DEG. EAST
    Dip 60 DEG. NW.

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geol.Desc: Mafic Flows Located About 3 Miles Northward In Pomperang Valley
  • GEOL.DESC: MAFIC FLOWS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWARD IN POMPERANG VALLEY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Newtown

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PROBABLY ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF HIGH GRADE SULFIDES ORE AVAILABLE.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RYERSON, K.H., 1968, "ROCK HOUND'S GUIDE TO CONN.", THE PEQUOT PRESS, TEXT, PG. 27

  • Deposit

    Ryerson, K.H., 1968, "Rock Hound'S Guide To Conn.", The Pequot Press, Text, Pg. 27Ryerson, K.H., 1968, "Rock Hound'S Guide To Conn.", The Pequot Press, Text, Pg. 27

  • Deposit

    Heermance, E.L.., 1935, "The Conn. Guide: Emergency Relief Commission," Hartford, Conn., Pg. 112Heermance, E.L.., 1935, "The Conn. Guide: Emergency Relief Commission," Hartford, Conn., Pg. 112

  • Deposit

    Harte, C.R., 1945, "Conn. Minor Metals And Her Minerals," Conn. Society Of Civil Engineers, 61st Annual Report, Pg. 149Harte, C.R., 1945, "Conn. Minor Metals And Her Minerals," Conn. Society Of Civil Engineers, 61st Annual Report, Pg. 149

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Prospect Location From Text Description ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit PROSPECT LOCATION FROM TEXT DESCRIPTION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-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

Beyond USGS

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