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New Britain Quarry

Unknown in Litchfield 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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107258
MRDS ID W000935
Record type Site
Current site name New Britain Quarry
Alternate or previous names Canaan Quarry, Balf Quarry & Mill, Basalt Rock Quarries No. Dj-029

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.82982, 41.66739 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hartford(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Britain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Quinnipiac(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Litchfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TOPO SHOWS QUARRY ABOUT 2000 FEET LONG NORTH TO SOUTH, 1000 FEET WIDE EAST TO WEST, WITH 3 WORKING LEVELS WHICH TOTAL ABOUT 210 FEET OF WORKING FACE. BASALT TOUGH, DARK GRAY TO GREENISH GRAY, FINE GRAINED. THICKNESS OF FLOWS ABOUT 250 FEET. QUARRY DEVELOPMENT SOUTHWARD.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.82982, 41.66739
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 76.2M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Mafic Extrusive Flows
  • GEOL.DESC: CLOSELY FAULTED AREA OF CONN. VALLEY BASIN; HAMPDEN YOUNGER THAN HOLYOKE.
  • Csb

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ACTIVE, 1966

Mining district

District name Plainville

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner OLDCASTLE, INC.
    Year 2003

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING; LARGE VOLUME OF CRUSHED STONE PRODUCED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING; LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 609.6M
    Overall width 304.8M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMPSON, H. E., 1966, "BEDROCK GEOL. NEW BRITAIN QUAD.", USGS, GQ 494

  • Production

    SIMPSON, 1966.

  • Deposit

    Tepordei, V.V., 2001, Aggregates Industry Atlas Of The United States: Washington, D.C., National Stone, Sand And Gravel Association, One Cd-Disk.Tepordei, V.V., 2001, Aggregates Industry Atlas Of The United States: Washington, D.C., National Stone, Sand And Gravel Association, One Cd-Disk.

  • Deposit

    Rodgers, John (Compiler), 1985, Bedrock Geological Map Of Connecticut: Connecticut Geologic And Natural History Survey, Natural Resource Atlas Map Series, 2 Map Sheets, 1:125,000.Rodgers, John (Compiler), 1985, Bedrock Geological Map Of Connecticut: Connecticut Geologic And Natural History Survey, Natural Resource Atlas Map Series, 2 Map Sheets, 1:125,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AMIS
Deposit SIMPSON'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRIES BY SYMBOL. USGS, TOPO, 1966, "NEW BRITAIN", AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-MAR-2003 Kapo, K.E. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 17-MAR-2003 Kapo, K.E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 17-MAR-2003 Kapo, K.E. U.S. Geological Survey

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