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Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ak-008

Past Producer in New London county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Stone
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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 10067751
MRDS ID W000582
Record type Site
Current site name Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ak-008
Related records 10289179

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.08728, 41.40499 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Uncasville(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 Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. ON TOPO SHEET CIRCULAR QUARRY SITE ABOUT 400 FEET IN DIAMETER; NORTH WORKING FACE ABOUT 30 FEET HIGH.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gneiss Ore
Biotite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.08728, 41.40499
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Sedimentary Beds

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FAULTED ANTICLINE; GNEISS LOCALLY GRANITOID AND MIGMATIC; SOME THIN LAYERS AMPHIBOLITE AND QUARTZITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Ledyard

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING; PROBABLY MODERATE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION STONE PRODUCED.

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. MAP UNCASVILLE QUAD.", USGS, GQ 576

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLDSMITH'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL. USGS, TOPO, 1958, "UNCASVILLE", AT 1:24000 SHOWS QUARRY DEPRESSION. ; 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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