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Reeb Mica Mine

Past Producer in Middlesex county in Connecticut, United States with commodities Mica, Feldspar
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067609
MRDS ID W000400
Record type Site
Current site name Reeb Mica Mine
Related records 10167211

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.53563, 41.54666 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Middlesex(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Middle Haddam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Outlet Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Middlesex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Feldspar Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OWNED BY J. REEB. LEASED AND MINED BY JOSEPH CARINI FROM JULY 1942 TO JULY 1944. QUARRY 75 FEET LONG-NORTH-SOUTH, 15 FEET WIDE AND DEEP. THREE PROSPECT PITS WITHIN 100 FEET. DIKE AT LEAST 800 FEET LONG, 250 TO 300 FEET WIDE. STRIKES DUE NORTH WITH DIP 50 TO 70 DEG.E. MINED ONLY FOR MICA. MICA RECOVERY FROM ORE POOR.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mica Ore
Plagioclase Ore
Quartz Ore
Garnet Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.53563, 41.54666
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike DUE NORTH
    Dip 50 TO 70 DEG. E.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Pegmatite Dike

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SMALL SWARM OFPEGMATITE DIKES; NUMEROUS SWARMS OF DIKES IN NARROW NORTH-SOUTH ZONE MOSTLY NORTHWARD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Production years 1942 TO 1944

Mining district

District name East Hampton

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Joseph Carini
  • Type Owner
    Owner Reeb, J.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED A SMALL AMOUNT OF MICA CONCENTRATES.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SMALL AMOUNTS OF LOW QUALITY MICA AVAILABLE FROM MINOR LOW GRADE DEPOSITS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 22.86M
    Overall width 4.57M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODGERS, J., 1959, "EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR GEOL. MAP CONN.," CONN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL.84, MAP, TEX

  • Production

    CAMERON, 1954

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STUGARD'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRIES AND PEGMATITE DIKES. CAMERON SHOWS MINE MAP PAGE 327. REPORT IN USGS FILES ; 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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