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Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Aj-012

Producer in Windham county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Stone
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110288
MRDS ID W001043
Record type Site
Current site name Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Aj-012
Related records 10216165

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.22228, 41.70137 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Willimantic(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Shetucket River(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Windham

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. GRAY TO BROWN, MEDIUM GRAINED SCHIST AND GNEISSES WITH GNEISS SCHISTOSITY STRIKE ABOUT NORTH TO SOUTH, DIP 40 DEG. WEST

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.22228, 41.70137
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 40 DEG. WEST.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Shale Beds

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SILLIMANITE GARNET SCHIST AND GNEISS, BIOTITE GNEISS, AND BIOTITE MUSCOVITE SCHIST ARE THE METAMORPHIC ROCK TYPES; EQUIVALENT TO THE PUTNAM GNEISS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years UNKNOWN

Mining district

District name Windham

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING; PROBABLY SMALL PRODUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION STONE

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING. LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS; GOOD CONSTRUCTION STONE INTERLAYERED WITH ROCK FAIR TO POOR AS CONSTRUCTION STONE

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SNYDER, G.L., 1964, "BEDROCK GEOL. WILLIMANTIC QUAD.", USGS, GQ 335

  • Production

    SNYDER, 1964

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SNYDER'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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