Amphibolite Rock Quarry No. Bj5

Producer in Franklin 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Controls for ore emplacement
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110421
MRDS ID W006794
Record type Site
Current site name Amphibolite Rock Quarry No. Bj5
Related records 10232332

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.49701, 42.67442 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Northfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ashuelot River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Franklin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CRUSHED STONE FOR LOCAL ROADS; SMALL OPEN PIT QUARRY

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.49701, 42.67442

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fine - Grained, Well - Laminated Amphidolite Beds

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Connecticut Valley

Comments on the production information

  • INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION FOR LOCAL ROAD USE; FIGURES NOT GIVEN

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES NOT GIVEN BUT MODERATE QUANTITIES PROBABLY AVAILABLE IN QUARRY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALK, R., 1956, "GEOL. MAP NORTHFIELD QUAD", 1:31, 680, USGS, GQ92, SHORT TEXT

  • Production

    BALK, 1956

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEOLOGY MAPPED 1941, SHOWS QUARRY LOCATION ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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