Sandstone Rock Quarry No. Di-009

Past Producer in Hartford county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
Sections on this page
  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 10068075
MRDS ID W000999
Record type Site
Current site name Sandstone Rock Quarry No. Di-009
Related records 10240209

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.80952, 41.80526 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hartford(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Avon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Farmington 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
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. FINE TO MEDIUM GRAINED ARKOSE; PINK TO DARK REDDISH BROWN. BEDS STRIKE NORTH, DIP 10 DEG. EAST. ANOTHER SMALL SANDSTONE QUARRY LOCATED 300 FEET TO NORTH. THICKNESS OF FORMATION ESTIMATED ABOUT 5000 FEET.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Ore
Biotite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.80952, 41.80526

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1524M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sandstone Bed

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LOCATED IN FAULTED CONN. VALLEY 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 Avon

Comments on the production information

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING. LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS, QUARRY SITES POOR FOR DEVELOPMENT.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHNABEL, R. W., 1962, "SURFICIAL GEOL. AVON QUAD.", USGS, GQ 147, SHORT TEXT

  • Production

    SCHNABEL, 1960.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SCHNABEL'S SURFICIAL GEOL. MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATED EACH QUARRY BY 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

Beyond USGS

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