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Biotite Granite Gneiss Quarries No. Bk-005

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. 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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067783
MRDS ID W000618
Record type Site
Current site name Biotite Granite Gneiss Quarries No. Bk-005
Related records 10240497

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.34368, 41.33249 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Old Lyme(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Haven(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 New London

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. COARSE GRANIED GRANITE GNEISS; WELL FOLIATED, ORANGE PINK TO YELLOW GRAY. FOLIATION STRIKE N 15 DEG. WEST, DIP ABOUT 80 DEG. SW. SEVERAL ABANDONED QUARRIES REPORTED NEARBY.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Allanite Gangue
Apatite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.34368, 41.33249
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 15 DEG. WEST
    Dip 80 DEG. SW.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Granitic Intrusive

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MAJOR OVERTURNED SYNCLINAL ZONE. NEW LONDON AND MONSON GNEISSES MAPPED AS YOUNGER THAN STERLING.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Old Lyme

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PROBABLY ONLY SMALL 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

    LUNDGREN, JR., L., 1967, "BEDROCK GEOL. OLD LYME QUAD.," CONN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, QUAD REPORT NO. 21, MAP, TEXT, P. 2

  • Production

    LUNDGREN, 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LUNDGREN'S MAP AT 1:24000 DOES NOT LOCATE QUARRIES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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