| Deposit ID | 10069181 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002629 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Arkose Quarry |
| Related records | 10243514 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.71924, 42.07248 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 3.5 MI S.E. OF WESTFIELD; 2.8 MI S. OF WESTFIELD RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hampden(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
West Springfield(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)
Federal lands
New England National Scenic Trail(National Scenic Trail)
National Scenic Trail NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Hampden |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose | ||
| Rock unit name | New Haven Arkose | ||
| Rock description | New Haven Arkose | ||
| |||
| (1) | -72.71924, 42.07248 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Conn. Valley, West Of Conn. River |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002629 |
COLTON, R.B., HARTSHORN, J.H., 1966 "BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST SPRINGFIELD QUADRANGLE, MASS. - CONN.", USGS GQ 537
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NARROW BASIN DEPOSIT; FAULTED; ARKOSE SILTSTONE AND CONGLOMERATE. ABANDONED ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1971 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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