Arkose Quarry

Producer in Hampden county in Massachusetts, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110413
MRDS ID W002623
Record type Site
Current site name Arkose Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.69924, 42.00748 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MILES SOUTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CONNECTICUT BOUNDARY

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Hampden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Portland Arkose
    Rock description Portland Arkose

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.69924, 42.00748

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COLTON, R.B. AND HARTSHORN, J.H., 1966, "BEDROCK GEOLOGY MAP OF THE WEST SPRINGFIELD QUAD., MASS. - CONN.", USGS GQ 537, QUARRY LOCATION ONLY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARKOSE SHALE, SANDSTONE, CONGLOMERATE ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1971 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.