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Amethyst, Bitumen Vein Quartz Occurrence No. Dj-036

Occurrence in Hartford county in Connecticut, United States with commodities Gemstone, Rock Asphalt
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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 10068032
MRDS ID W000942
Record type Site
Current site name Amethyst, Bitumen Vein Quartz Occurrence No. Dj-036

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.78535, 41.62582 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hartford(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Britain(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 Hartford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary
Rock Asphalt Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. FAULT TREND NE. FAULT IN SANDSTONE, SILTSTONE AND SHALE BEDS, PERHAPS 600 FEET THICK, UNDERLAIN BY INTERBEDDED SEDIMENTS AND BASALT FLOWS, WITH OCCURRENCE LOCATED NEAR CONTACT OF OVERLYING BASALT FLOW, ABOUT 150 FEET THICK.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amethyst Ore
Calcite Ore
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.78535, 41.62582
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 45.72M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CLOSELY FAULTED CONN. VALLEY BASIN. EAST BERLIN FORMATION UNDERLAIN BY HOLYOKE AND TALCOTT BASALT FLOWS AND SHUTTLE MEADOW AND NEW HAVEN ARKOSE SEDIMENTARY FORMATIONS, AND OVERLAIN BY HAMPDEN BASALT FLOWS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Berlin

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFORMATION LACKING; PROBABLY ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF GEMSTONE AND HYDROCARBON AVAILABLE FROM SMALL FAULT ZONE

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMPSON, H. E., 1966, "BEDROCK GEOL. NEW BRITAIN QUAD.", USGS, GQ 494

  • Reserve-Resource

    SIMPSON, 1966.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIMPSON'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES OCCURRENCE BY LETTER SYMBOL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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