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Copper Prospect No. Dk-006

Occurrence in New Haven county in Connecticut, United States with commodities Copper, Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10067479
MRDS ID W000254
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Prospect No. Dk-006
Related records 10167564

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.90053, 41.43799 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Haven(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Carmel(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Haven(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Quinnipiac(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut New Haven

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Sulfur Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Prospect Pit Only; In Contact Zone of Diabase Dike and Sandstone Beds, Located At Base of Hill On Strike With Tallman Copper Mine. Dike Trend North-South, Probably Dips Nearly Vertical, Sandstone Strikes N. 30 Deg. East, Dips 15 Deg. Se. Barite and Silv
  • PROSPECT PIT ONLY; IN CONTACT ZONE OF DIABASE DIKE AND SANDSTONE BEDS, LOCATED AT BASE OF HILL ON STRIKE WITH TALLMAN COPPER MINE. DIKE TREND NORTH-SOUTH, PROBABLY DIPS NEARLY VERTICAL, SANDSTONE STRIKES N. 30 DEG. EAST, DIPS 15 DEG. SE. BARITE AND SILVER MAY BE PRESENT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Chalcocite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 87
USGS model code 23
Deposit model name Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Mark3 model number 118

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.90053, 41.43799
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geol.Desc: Buttress Diabase Thin, Near Vertical, Dike Rock That Cuts Thick, Near Horizontal, Upper Triassic West Rock Diabase Sill. West Rock Diabase Intrudes New Haven Arkose Formation Which Is Underlain By Silurian and Devonian Wepawaug Schist of Ban
  • GEOL.DESC: BUTTRESS DIABASE THIN, NEAR VERTICAL, DIKE ROCK THAT CUTS THICK, NEAR HORIZONTAL, UPPER TRIASSIC WEST ROCK DIABASE SILL. WEST ROCK DIABASE INTRUDES NEW HAVEN ARKOSE FORMATION WHICH IS UNDERLAIN BY SILURIAN AND DEVONIAN WEPAWAUG SCHIST OF BANDED ARGILLACEOUS, SILICEOUS, AND MINOR PYRITIC CALCAREOUS METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS, OR OLDER SCHISTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cheshire

Comments on the production information

  • PROSPECT PIT ONLY, PROBABLY DUG EITHER ABOUT 1712, OR 1835, OR 1900.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO FIGURES AVAILABLE BUT PROBABLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF LOW-GRADE COPPER ORE PRESENT.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRITTS, C. E., 1963, "GEOL. MAP OF MOUNT CARMEL QUAD.", USGS, GQ-199, SHORT TEXT

  • Production

    FRITTS, 1963.

  • Deposit

    Fritts, C. E., 1963, "Geol. Map Of Mount Carmel Quad.", Usgs, Gq-199, Short TextFritts, C. E., 1963, "Geol. Map Of Mount Carmel Quad.", Usgs, Gq-199, Short Text

  • Deposit

    Weed, W. H., 1911, "Copper Deposits Of The Appalachian States," USGS Bulletin 455, Pg. 37Weed, W. H., 1911, "Copper Deposits Of The Appalachian States," USGS Bulletin 455, Pg. 37

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Fritts Map At 1:24,000; Locates Prospect By Symbol. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit FRITTS MAP AT 1:24,000; LOCATES PROSPECT BY SYMBOL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 20-AUG-1997 Mchone, Nancy Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey Added Model_Num And Model

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