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County Jail Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry

Past Producer in Fairfield county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105490
MRDS ID W000666
Record type Site
Current site name County Jail Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry
Related records 10143417

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.20315, 41.1886 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Saugatuck(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
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • QUARRIED BY BRIDGEPORT STONE CO. LEASED FROM CITY ON WHAT WAS CITY JAIL PROPERTY. LEDGE QUARRY 400 FEET LONG NW. TO SE. AND 15 TO 20 FEET HIGH. GNEISS FOLIATION STRIKES N. 40 DEG. EAST, AND DIPS 45 DEG. NW. USED FOR AGGREGATE. WORKED BY PRISONERS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Oligoclase Gangue
Orthoclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.20315, 41.1886
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 40 DEG. EAST
    Dip 45 DEG. NW.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Granitic Intrusive

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PART OF PROSPECT GNEISS FORMATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ABOUT 1911

Mining district

District name Bridgeport

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Briogeport Stone Co.

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT MODERATE AMOUNTS OF CONSTRUCTION STONE PROBABLY PRODUCED

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING, LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS BUT SITE IN CITY PARK

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 121.92M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1911, " GRANITES OF CONN.", USGS, BULL. 484, MAP, TEXT, P. 53,54

  • Production

    DALE, 1911

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS, TOPO, 1960, "BRIDGEPORT", AT 1:24000 SHOWS SITE AS CITY PARK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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