Danbury Mica Mine

Past Producer in Merrimack county in New Hampshire, United States with commodities Feldspar, Mica
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10271767
MAS/MILS ID 0330130010
Record type Site
Current site name Danbury Mica Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.85258, 43.59327 (WGS84)
Elevation 594

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Merrimack(county)

New Hampshire(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Danbury(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Winnipesaukee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Portland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pemigewasset River(hydrologic unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic accounting unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Hampshire Merrimack

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Tertiary
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.85258, 43.59327

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner General Electric Co.
    Year 1954

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, BERYL, TRACES OF AUTUNITE, & SMOK

  • Deposit

    COLORLESS QUARTZ.

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.