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Mcintosh Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry

Past Producer in New London county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067739
MRDS ID W000566
Record type Site
Current site name Mcintosh Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry
Related records 10288702

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.06533, 41.36166 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New London(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Haven(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Thames(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut New London

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • IN 1911, OPERATOR D. MCINTOSH. SMALL QUARRY WITH GRANITE MEDIUM PINKISH GRAY IN COLOR, WITH GNEISSOSE BANDED TEXTURE WITH PINK AND GRAY BANDS 0.5 TO 0.3 INCH WIDE; FINE GRAINED. GNEISS FOLIATION STRIKES EAST TO WEST WITH DIP VERTICAL. USED FOR COPING SEA WALL. LOCATION OF QUARRY SITE NOT EXACT OWING TO URBAN HOUSING AND JUNCTURE AREA OF SUPERHIGHWAYS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Oligoclase Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.06533, 41.36166
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Granitic Intrusive

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ABOUT 1911

Mining district

District name Groton

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner D. Mc Intosh

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT PRODUCTION PROBABLY SMALL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING, LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS BUT SITE NOW URBAN AREA WITH SUPERHIGHWAYS.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOLDSMITH, R., 1967, "BEDROCK GEOL. MAP NEW LONDON QUAD.", USGS, GQ 574

  • Production

    DALE, 1911

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLDSMITH'S MAP AT 1:24000. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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