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Biotite Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Bj-014

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 10067815
MRDS ID W000660
Record type Site
Current site name Biotite Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Bj-014
Related records 10240630

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.26507, 41.5061 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Colchester(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 New London

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. RELATIVELY COARSE GRAINED, MEDIUM TO LIGHT GRAY, RATHER WELL FOLIATED. FOLIATION STRIKES N. 20 DEG. EAST, DIPS 5 DEG. NW.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.26507, 41.5061
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 20 DEG. EAST
    Dip 5 DEG. NW.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Granitic Intrusive

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CANTERBURY LARGE OVERTHRUST SLICE INTO AREA FROM SE. PEGMATITE DIKES MAY BE LATE PALEOZOIC.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ACTIVE 1969

Mining district

District name Salem

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., 1971, "BEDROCK GEOL. COLCHESTER QUAD.", CONN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, QUAD. REPORT NO. 27, MAP, TEXT, P. 10

  • Production

    LUNDGREN, 1971

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LUNDGREN'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL. ; 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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