| Deposit ID | 10069175 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002621 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blandford Mica Mine |
| Related records | 10291308 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.91758, 42.18748 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NORTHEAST |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hampden(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blandford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Holyoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Westfield River(hydrologic unit)
Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Hampden |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Mica | Ore |
| (1) | -72.91758, 42.18748 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Western Pegmatite Belt |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002621 |
BILLINGS, M.P., 1941 "PEGMATITES OF MASS." USGS AND MASS. DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS, COOP. GEOL. REPORT BULL. NO. 5 LOCATION INDEX MAP FIG 8 PG. 22
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MICA, FELDSPAR, QUARTZ, PEGMATITE; LESS THAN 250 TONS PRODUCED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1971 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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