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Clarke Limonite Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067385
MRDS ID W000127
Record type Site
Current site name Clarke Limonite Mine
Related records 10167597

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.43371, 41.99305 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Litchfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sharon(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Litchfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CIRCULAR PIT 900 FT. DIAMETER, AT LEAST 80 FEET DEEP, POND IN CENTER, HEAVILY WORKED AREA; PROBABLY MANGANESE AND ZINC IN ORE BUT NOT TESTED FOR.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.43371, 41.99305
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 274.32M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Probably Mass Weathering Of Iron Rich Carbonate Beds And Schist Layers

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: NEAR CONTACT WITH OVER THRUST LOW CAMBRIAN EVERETT SCHIST FORMATION; MINE PROBABLY IN BRECCIATION ZONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years IN 1800'S

Mining district

District name Northwestern Connecticut

Comments on the production information

  • NO FIGURES AVAILABLE, ESTIMATED PRODUCTION ABOUT 1 MILLION TONS; PROBABLY HIGH GRADE ORE MINED OUT

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO FIGURES AVAILABLE, PROBABLY LARGE AMOUNTS OF LOW GRADE ORE AVAILABLE.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS TOPO, 1969, "SHARON", 1:24,000, SHOWS POND. HOBBS DOES NOT DISCUSS MINE, ONLY DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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