| Deposit ID | 10069349 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006817 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blandford Mica Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Northwest Quarry |
| Related records | 10194120 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.92313, 42.18887 (WGS84) |
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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 |
| Feldspar | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -72.92313, 42.18887 |
|---|
| Plunge | 60-80 NW |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 16.15M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Western Pegmatite Belt, Blandford Goshen Area |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006817 |
BILLINGS, M.P., 1941, "PEGMETITES OF MASSACHUSETTS", USGS AND MASS. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS, COOP. GEOL. REPORT BULL. NO. 5, LOC. INDEX MAPS FIG. 8, FIG 10, PG 14
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1971 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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