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Voorhis 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. 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 10067789
MRDS ID W000625
Record type Site
Current site name Voorhis Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry
Related records 10167321

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.64178, 41.01167 (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

  • MINED BY JACOB VOORHIS IN 1911. QUARRY OPENED IN 1833. IN 1911 WAS ABOUT 500 FEET LONG NORTH-SOUTH, 200 FEET WIDE EAST-WEST, AND 50 FEET DEEP. GNEISS FOLIATION STRIKE N. 15 TO 20 DEG. EAST AND DIP VERTICAL. SHEETS ONE TO 35 FEET THICK WITH STRIKE N. 80 DEG. WEST , DIP 20 DEG SOUTH; MOST SEPARATED BY SMALL APLITE DIKES. DARK BLUISH GRAY COLOR WITH COARSE PORPHYRITIC GNEISSOSE TEXTURE. USED FOR BUILDINGS.

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) -73.64178, 41.01167
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Economic information

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
Production years 1833 TILL AT LEAST 1911

Mining district

District name Greenwich

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT LARGE AMOUNT OF BUILDING STONE PRODUCED

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS BUT NOW SITE OCCUPIED BY SUPERHIGHWAY.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1911, "GRANITES OF CONN.", USGS, BULL. 484, MAPS, TEXT, PG. 55-57

  • Production

    DALE, 1911

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS, TOPO, 1960, "GLENVILLE", AT 1:24000 SHOWS SUPER HIGHWAY ON SITE. ; 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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