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Granite Gneiss Rock Quarries No. Cj-040

Past Producer in Middlesex 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. 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 10067791
MRDS ID W000628
Record type Site
Current site name Granite Gneiss Rock Quarries No. Cj-040

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.57785, 41.55055 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Middlesex(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Middle Haddam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(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 Middlesex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NOT SHOWN ON TOPO SHEET; INFORMATION LACKING. ADDITIONAL QUARRIES LOCATED 1300 FEET NORTHEAST, 1100 FEET WEST SOUTHWEST. IGNEOUS BODY TRENDS NORTHWEST, FOLIATION STRIKE NORTHWEST AND DIP 6 TO 40 DEG. NORTHEAST, WITH AVERAGE DIP 25 DEG.; JOINTS 2 TO 6 FEET APART.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hornblende Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.57785, 41.55055
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Igneous Intrusive

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Middletown

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT PROBABLY PRODUCED SMALL QUANTITIES OF BUILDING STONE

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAIN.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKINS, D.G., 1970, CONTRI. TO GEOCHRON. IN CONN., CONN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, R.I. NO. 5, P. 1

  • Production

    STUGARD, 1958

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STUGARD'S GEOL. MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRIES BY SYMBOL. BROOKINS GIVES GEOCHRON AGE DATE OF 285 M.Y. FOR THE MAROMAS GRANITE GNEISS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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