| Deposit ID | 10110413 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002623 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Arkose Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.69924, 42.00748 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2 MILES SOUTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CONNECTICUT BOUNDARY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hartford(county)
Connecticut(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
West Springfield(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, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| Rock unit name | Portland Arkose |
| Rock description | Portland Arkose |
| (1) | -72.69924, 42.00748 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002623 |
COLTON, R.B. AND HARTSHORN, J.H., 1966, "BEDROCK GEOLOGY MAP OF THE WEST SPRINGFIELD QUAD., MASS. - CONN.", USGS GQ 537, QUARRY LOCATION ONLY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ARKOSE SHALE, SANDSTONE, CONGLOMERATE ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1971 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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