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Christiano Hamilton Avenue Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry

Past Producer in Fairfield 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067787
MRDS ID W000623
Record type Site
Current site name Christiano Hamilton Avenue Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry
Related records 10289186

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.63095, 41.02611 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glenville(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
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OWNER JOSEPH CHRISTIANO IN 1911. QUARRY OPENED 1873. IN 1911, 60 FEET LONG, 30 FEET WIDE, 20 FEET DEEP. GNEISS FOLIATION N. 15 DEG. EAST, DIP VERTICAL. USED FOR BUILDINGS. DARK BLUISH GRAY WITH COARSE PORPHYRITIC GNEISSOSE TEXTURE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Allanite Gangue
Andesine Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.63095, 41.02611
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 15 DEG. EAST
    Dip VERTICAL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Granitic Intrusive

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: AVERAGE BREAKING POINT 164 POUNDS RUPTURE POINT 3507 POUNDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1873
Production years 1873 TO EARLY 1900S

Mining district

District name Greenwich

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Joseph Christiano
    First year 1911

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT PRODUCTION SMALL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING, BUT LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS BUT NOW IN URBAN AREA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 18.29M
    Overall width 9.14M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE,T.N.,1911,"GRANITES OF CONN.,"USGS,BULL. 484,MAPS,TEXT,P.59

  • Production

    DALE, 1911

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS, TOPO, 1960,"GLENVILLE",AT 1:24000 SHOWS SITE AS URBAN AREA ; 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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