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Wilton Silver and Galena Chalcopyrite Mine

Past Producer in Fairfield county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Silver
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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. 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 10067784
MRDS ID W000619
Record type Site
Current site name Wilton Silver and Galena Chalcopyrite Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.42955, 41.23799 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Norwalk North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Saugatuck(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Fairfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Information Lacking. Old Workings. Dark Gray, Silvery, Rather Coarse Grained Mica Schist With Garnets.
  • INFORMATION LACKING. OLD WORKINGS. DARK GRAY, SILVERY, RATHER COARSE GRAINED MICA SCHIST WITH GARNETS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Staurolite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.42955, 41.23799
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geol.Desc: Most of Area Mapped As Younger Granite; Mica Schist Area East of Norwalk River Less Than One Mile Long, One Quarter Mile Wide; Hartland Interlayered Mica Quartzite and Schist With Minor Layers of Graphitic Schist, Limestone, Calcic Silicates.
  • GEOL.DESC: MOST OF AREA MAPPED AS YOUNGER GRANITE; MICA SCHIST AREA EAST OF NORWALK RIVER LESS THAN ONE MILE LONG, ONE QUARTER MILE WIDE; HARTLAND INTERLAYERED MICA QUARTZITE AND SCHIST WITH MINOR LAYERS OF GRAPHITIC SCHIST, LIMESTONE, CALCIC SILICATES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years UNKNOWN

Mining district

District name Wilton

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PROBABLY ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF SILVER PRODUCED; PROBABLY FROM SILVER BEARING GALENA. HIGH GRADE SILVER ORE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PROBABLY ONLY MODERATE AMOUNT OF LOW GRADE SULFIDE ORE AVAILABLE. NEEDS STUDY.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHAIRER, J.R., 1931, "MINERALS OF CONN.," CONN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. NO. 51, TEXT, P. 10

  • Production

    PERCIVAL, 1842

  • Deposit

    Schairer, J.R., 1931, "Minerals Of Conn.," Conn. Geol. Survey, Bull. No. 51, Text, P. 107Schairer, J.R., 1931, "Minerals Of Conn.," Conn. Geol. Survey, Bull. No. 51, Text, P. 107

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS, Topo, 1960, "Norwalk North" At 1:24000 Uses Term Silver For Several Roads, Streams, A Hill and A Town West and Southwest of Mine Location. Wilton Mine Location Not Exact; Possibly Several Silver Prospects In Area. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit USGS, TOPO, 1960, "NORWALK NORTH" AT 1:24000 USES TERM SILVER FOR SEVERAL ROADS, STREAMS, A HILL AND A TOWN WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF MINE LOCATION. WILTON MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT; POSSIBLY SEVERAL SILVER PROSPECTS IN AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 21-AUG-1997 Mchone, Nancy Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey Location Not Verified

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