| Deposit ID | 10142905 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000163 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0090050005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grannis Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Mount Prospect |
| Related records | 10067416 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.27234, 41.73749 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 320 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Litchfield(county)
Connecticut(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
New Preston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Housatonic(hydrologic unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Connecticut | Litchfield |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Biotite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Clinohypersthene | Unknown |
| Hornblende | Unknown |
| Hypersthene | Unknown |
| Paragonite | Unknown |
| Pentlandite | Unknown |
| Plagioclase | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -73.27234, 41.73749 |
|---|
| |||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0090050005 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000163 | MAS references MRDS |
CONN., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOLUME 10, PP. 330-347.
CAMERON, E. N., 1943, ORIGIN OF SULPHIDES IN THE NICKEL
DEPOSITS OF MOUNT PROSPECT, CONN.:
BULLETIN GEOL. SOC. OF AMERICA, VOL. 54, PP. 651-686.
CORNWALL, H. R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS IN NORTH AMERICA,
RICE, W. N. AND GREGORY, H. E., 1906, MANUAL OF THE
GEOLOGY OF CONNECTICUT, HARTFORD PRESS.
SCHAIRER, J. F., 1931, THE MINERALS OF CONN., STATE
GEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 51.
GATES, R. M. AND BRADLEY, W. C., 1952, THE GEOLOGY OF THE
NEW PRESTON QUAD., STATE GEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY
SURVEY OF CONN., MISC. SER. NO. 5.
BROEDEL, C.H. AND CORNWALL, H. R., 1954,
NICKEL AND COBALT IN NEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORK,
NEW ENGLAND-NEW YORK INTER AGENCY COMMITTEE:
MINERAL RESOURCES STUDY AND REPORT GROUP, PP. 32-42.
DUNN GEOSCIENCE CORP. FILE ITEM: MEMORANDUM, APRIL 29, 1959,
JAMES R. DUNN TO ROLAND F. BEERS,
SUBJECT: POLISHED SPECIMENS STUDY, MT. PROSPECT, CONN.
U.S. BUMINES WAR MINERAL REPT.-CONN. NICKEL PROSPS. 91.3081.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT JO155043, ENTERED 1976 REVISIONS BY D. K. HARRISON TPO 1976. REC 080 COLS 35-75 INFO ON DIMENSIONS IS NOT AVAILABLE. REC 010 COLS 22-24 THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT COBALT MAY BE PRESENT (WMR 91.3081). TPO REVISIONS - ADDED COBALT TO REC 010 - ALSO ADDED REC 718 & 802-803. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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