Pass Island

Producer in Newfoundland, Canada with commodity Stone, Dimension

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023649
MRDS ID	I001043
Record type	Site
Current site name	Pass Island

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-56.18224, 47.48318 (WGS84)
Relative position	ON THE HERMITAGE PENINSULA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Newfoundland(province)

Canada(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Canada	Newfoundland

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Stone, Dimension	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

PINK TO RED GRANITE

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Granite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-56.18224, 47.48318	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner Mount Peyton Granite Co.

Type	Owner
Owner	Mount Peyton Granite Co.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I001043

Bibliographic references

Deposit

INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1992, MEETING REPORTS: NEWFOUNDLAND EXPLORATION--DOWN BUT NOT OUT: NO. 294, P. 64-65

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	GRANITE IS MEDIUM-GRAINED AND PINK TO RED IN COLOR.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1992	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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