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Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ak-022

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067740
MRDS ID W000568
Record type Site
Current site name Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ak-022
Related records 10240289

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.20645, 41.36999 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Niantic(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

  • INFORMATION LACKING. GRANITE GNEISS GRAY IN COLOR AND MEDIUM GRAINED. GNEISS FOLIATION STRIKES NORTH WITH DIP NEAR VERTICAL.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Microcline Gangue
Oligoclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.20645, 41.36999
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intrusive Granite

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: EAST LIMB OF LYME DOME; WEST LIMB OF HUNTS BROOK SYNCLINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name East Lyme

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING; PRODUCTION OF BUILDING STONE PROBABLY SMALL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING. LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOLDSMITH, R., 1967, "BEDROCK GEOL. NIANTIC QUAD.", USGS, GQ 575

  • Production

    GOLDSMITH, 1967.

General comments

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

Reporter information

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

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