Gotta-Walden Mica-Beryl Prospect

Prospect in Middlesex county in Connecticut, United States with commodities Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Silica, Tantalum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10191946
MRDS ID W000386
MAS/MILS ID 0090070021
Record type Site
Current site name Gotta-Walden Mica-Beryl Prospect
Related records 10105450

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.59422, 41.61939 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Middlesex(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Middle Haddam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(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 Connecticut Middlesex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary
Feldspar Secondary
Mica Secondary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Tantalum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.59422, 41.61939

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMERON, E.N., LARRABEE, D.M., MCNAIR, A.H. AND OTHERS, 1954

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF PAPER 255.

  • Deposit

    ACCESSORY MINERALS-GARNET, TOURMALINE, APATITE, COLUMBITE-TA

  • Deposit

    PYRITE, FLUORITE, & GARNET.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, CHARLES, MAP OF MINES & QUARRIES OF CONN, JUNE, 1972.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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