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Flat Rock Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry

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. 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 10067742
MRDS ID W000571
Record type Site
Current site name Flat Rock Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry
Related records 10167343

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.14728, 41.3861 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palmertown(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

  • IN 1911, OPERATOR J. J. RYAN. IN 1911, QUARRY 100 FEET SQUARE BY 10 TO 20 FEET DEEP. GNEISS FOLIATION STRIKES N. 50 TO 55 DEG. WEST, DIPS 30 DEG. SOUTH 40 DEG. WEST. GRANITE DARK TO MEDIUM FAINTLY PURPLISH GRAY COLOR OF MEDIUM GRAINED GNEISSOSE TEXTURE. USED FOR TRIM, CURBS, PAVING.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Oligoclase Gangue
Orthoclase Gangue
Pyroxene Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.14728, 41.3861
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 50 TO 55 DEG. WEST
    Dip 30 DEG. SOUTH 40 DEG. WEST

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Granitic Intrusive

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ABOUT 1911

Mining district

District name Waterford

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ryan, J. J.
    First year 1911

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING; PRODUCTION OF BUILDING STONE SMALL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING; LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 30.48M
    Overall width 30.48M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE, T. N., 1911, "GRANITES OF CONN.", USGS, BULL. 484, MAPS, TEXT, PG. 107, 108

  • Production

    DALE, 1911

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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