Quartzite Rock Quarry No. Ak-005

Past Producer in New London county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10067753
MRDS ID W000585
Record type Site
Current site name Quartzite Rock Quarry No. Ak-005
Related records 10240102

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.10839, 41.44582 (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, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. BEDDING STRIKES N. 55 DEG. WEST, DIPS 50 DEG. NE. QUARTZITE THICK TO THIN BEDDED, AND WHITE OR TAN TO LIGHT GRAY IN COLOR.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartzite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.10839, 41.44582

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 55 DEG. WEST
    Dip 50 DEG. NE.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Sedimentary Bed

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Montville

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PROBABLY ONLY SMALL QUANTITY 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. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.