| Deposit ID | 10110388 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002562 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sandstone Quarry |
| Related records | 10159966 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.50757, 42.05776 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1/2 MI. S.E. OF EAST LONGMEADOW |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hampden(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Springfield South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Holyoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Outlet Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Hampden |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sandstone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| Rock unit name | Longmeadow Sandstone |
| Rock description | Longmeadow Sandstone |
| (1) | Portland Formation |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Triassic Conn. Valley |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002562 |
EMERSON, B.K., 1898, "DESCRIPTION OF THE HOLYOKE QUADRANGLE, MASS. - CONN.", USGS, GEOL. ATLAS, FOLIO 50, MAP SHOWS QUARRY LOCATION AND SHORT PARAGRAPH
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHALLOW WATER SANDSTONE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1971 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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