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Basalt Rock Quarries No. Ck-007

Past Producer in New Haven county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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. 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 10068039
MRDS ID W000951
Record type Site
Current site name Basalt Rock Quarries No. Ck-007

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.67252, 41.42499 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Haven(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Durham(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Haven(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Quinnipiac(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut New Haven

Comments on the location information

  • PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = GLENS FALLS 1:250000; LAT-LONG VALUES TAKEN FROM 1:24000 MAP (DURHAM, CONNECTICUT) CITED IN REFERENCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Information Lacking. Basalt Tough, Usually Bluish Or Greenish Gray, With Vesicular Tops and Well Developed Pillow Structures. Two Additional Small Quarries Are Located 300 Feet Due North, and 900 Feet Nne. of First Q Uarry.
  • INFORMATION LACKING. BASALT TOUGH, USUALLY BLUISH OR GREENISH GRAY, WITH VESICULAR TOPS AND WELL DEVELOPED PILLOW STRUCTURES. TWO ADDITIONAL SMALL QUARRIES ARE LOCATED 300 FEET DUE NORTH, AND 900 FEET NNE. OF FIRST QUARRY.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Basalt Ore
Olivine Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Labradorite Gangue
Augite Gangue

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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.67252, 41.42499
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geol.Desc: Numerous Faults, Few Exposures; Eastern Conn. Triassic Basin.
  • GEOL.DESC: NUMEROUS FAULTS, FEW EXPOSURES; EASTERN CONN. TRIASSIC BASIN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name North Branford

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PROBABLY ONLY SMALL PRODUCTION OF CRUSHED STONE FROM EACH QUARRY.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING. LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMPSON, H. E., 1968, "SURFICIAL GEOL. DURHAM QUAD.", USGS, GQ 756

  • Production

    SIMPSON, 1968.

  • Deposit

    Simpson, H. E., 1968, "Surficial Geol. Durham Quad.", Usgs, Gq 756.Simpson, H. E., 1968, "Surficial Geol. Durham Quad.", Usgs, Gq 756.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Simpson'S Map At 1:24000 Locates Quarries By Symbol. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit SIMPSON'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRIES BY SYMBOL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 24-MAR-2003 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Corrected Latitude So That It Falls Within Durham Quadrangle Using Cited Reference; However, Location Not Precisely Verified
Reporter 01-JUL-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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