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Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ej-006

Producer in Litchfield 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 10068013
MRDS ID W000918
Record type Site
Current site name Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ej-006

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.1901, 41.5436 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Litchfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Woodbury(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Housatonic(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Litchfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. ROCK QUARRY PART OF ACTIVE (1965) TILL AND GRAVEL PIT OPERATIONS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gneiss Ore
Biotite Gangue
Kyanite Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Staurolite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.1901, 41.5436
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Sedimentary And Granitic Intrusives.

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ADJACENT TO MAJOR TRIASSIC EAST FAULT OF POMPERAUG VALLEY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years UNKNOWN; ACTIVE 1965

Mining district

District name Woodbury

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PRODUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION STONE PROBABLY SMALL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING. LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS; FLAT TOPOGRAPHY POOR FOR QUARRY DEVELOPMENT; GOOD QUARRY SITES TO EAST.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PESSL, JR., F., 1970, "SURFICIAL GEOL. WOODBURY QUAD.", USGS, GQ 896

  • Production

    PESSL, 1970

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PESSL'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL. USGS, TOPO, 1955, "WOODBURY" AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SUMBOL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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