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Booth's Lower Level Bismuth and Sulfide Mine

Past Producer in Fairfield county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Bismuth
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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. 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 10068195
MRDS ID W001143
Record type Site
Current site name Booth's Lower Level Bismuth and Sulfide Mine
Related records 10192003

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.18854, 41.33499 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Long Hill(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
Bismuth Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Mine In Massive Quartz Zone With Disseminated Small Masses of Bismuth and Larger Veins and Pockets of Sulfides. Quartz Zone About 4200 Feet Long, 500 Feet Wide, With Strike N. 20 Deg. West. Booth'S Upper Level Prospect About 2600 Feet To Nw.
  • MINE IN MASSIVE QUARTZ ZONE WITH DISSEMINATED SMALL MASSES OF BISMUTH AND LARGER VEINS AND POCKETS OF SULFIDES. QUARTZ ZONE ABOUT 4200 FEET LONG, 500 FEET WIDE, WITH STRIKE N. 20 DEG. WEST. BOOTH'S UPPER LEVEL PROSPECT ABOUT 2600 FEET TO NW.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore
Bismuth Ore
Arsenopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.18854, 41.33499
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1280.16M
    Width 500M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geol.Desc: Few Outcrops of Only Massive Quartz; Few Inclusions of Schist Lenses, But No Gneiss, Found In Massive Quartz. Collinsville Mostly Highly Metamorphosed Tuffs and Pyroclastics With Numerous Thick Amphibolite, Marble, and Quartzite Layers In Up
  • GEOL.DESC: FEW OUTCROPS OF ONLY MASSIVE QUARTZ; FEW INCLUSIONS OF SCHIST LENSES, BUT NO GNEISS, FOUND IN MASSIVE QUARTZ. COLLINSVILLE MOSTLY HIGHLY METAMORPHOSED TUFFS AND PYROCLASTICS WITH NUMEROUS THICK AMPHIBOLITE, MARBLE, AND QUARTZITE LAYERS IN UPPERMOST PART OF SECTION; 800 FEET TO SW. IS CONTACT WITH OVERLYING CAMBRIAN ORDOVICIAN THE STRAITS SCHIST FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Monroe

Comments on the production information

  • ORE SAMPLE 198 GIVES IN PERCENT FE 0.5; MG 0.3; TI 0.1; AND IN PPM'S MN 20, AG 0.7, B500, BA 200, BE 1.5, BI 20, CU 5, PB 10, V 30, W 500, ZR 10; MEAGER OR LACKING ARE CA, AS, AU, CD, CO, CR, LA, MO, NB, NI, SB, SC, SN, SR, Y, ZN. ORE SAMPLE 199 GIVES IN PERCENT FE 3; MG 0.02; TI 0.007; AND IN PPM'S MN 10, AG1.5, BA 50, BE 1, BI 300, CO 30, CU 1000, NI 5, W 200, ZR 15; MEAGER OR LACKING ARE CA, AS, AU, B, CD, CR, LA, MO, NB, PB, SB, SC, SN, SR, V, Y, ZN.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING. PROBABLY ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF HIGH GRADE BISMUTH ORE AVAILABLE FROM VERY LARGE SULFIDE BEARING SILICEOUS ZONE; SILICEOUS ZONE NEEDS STUDY.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERCIVAL, J. G., 1842, "REPORT", CONN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MAP, TEXT, PG. 42

  • Reserve-Resource

    CROWLEY, 1968.

  • Deposit

    Crowley, W. P., 1968, "Bedrock Geol. Long Hill Quad.", Conn. Geol. Survey, Quad. Report No. 24, Map, Text, Pg. 72.Crowley, W. P., 1968, "Bedrock Geol. Long Hill Quad.", Conn. Geol. Survey, Quad. Report No. 24, Map, Text, Pg. 72.

  • Deposit

    Schairer, J. F., 1931, "Minerals Of Conn.", Conn. Geol. Survey", Bull. No. 51, Pg. 106Schairer, J. F., 1931, "Minerals Of Conn.", Conn. Geol. Survey", Bull. No. 51, Pg. 106

  • Deposit

    Harte, C.R., 1945, "Conn. Minor Metals And Her Minerals," Conn. Society Of Civil Engineers, 61st Annual Report, Pg. 153Harte, C.R., 1945, "Conn. Minor Metals And Her Minerals," Conn. Society Of Civil Engineers, 61st Annual Report, Pg. 153

  • Deposit

    Heermance, E.L.., 1935, "The Conn. Guide: Emergency Relief Commission," Hartford, Conn., Pg. 114Heermance, E.L.., 1935, "The Conn. Guide: Emergency Relief Commission," Hartford, Conn., Pg. 114

  • Deposit

    Percival, J. G., 1842, "Report", Conn. Geol. Survey, Map, Text, Pg. 42.Percival, J. G., 1842, "Report", Conn. Geol. Survey, Map, Text, Pg. 42.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Crowley'S Map At 1:24000 Locates Mine By Symbol. USGS, Geochem Analyses Files, Sample Control, Job No. Hm 3336, Tag No. 198, 199, Submitted By R. Weeks. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit CROWLEY'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES MINE BY SYMBOL. USGS, GEOCHEM ANALYSES FILES, SAMPLE CONTROL, JOB NO. HM 3336, TAG NO. 198, 199, SUBMITTED BY R. WEEKS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-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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