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Flaggy Quartzite Rock Quarry No. Bi-012

Producer in Tolland county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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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 10068089
MRDS ID W001014
Record type Site
Current site name Flaggy Quartzite Rock Quarry No. Bi-012
Related records 10167902

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.44645, 41.78859 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tolland(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rockville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Shetucket River(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Tolland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. QUARRY WORKED SPORADICALLY. WORKED IN 1950'S. STRIKE OF SCHISTOSITY N. 30 DEG. EAST, DIP 27 DEG. NW. INTERBEDDED MEDIUM TO FINE GRAINED MICACEOUS QUARTZITES AND VERY FINE GRAINED ALMOST PURE QUARTZITES; BEDS INTERFINGER AND INTERGRADE INTO SCHISTS AND MARBLES IN SHORT DISTANCES. QUARTZITES LIGHT GRAY IN COLOR.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.44645, 41.78859
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 30 DEG. EAST
    Dip 27 DEG. NW.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Sandstone Sediments

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LOWER PALEOZOIC GLASTONBURY GNEISS IS METASEDIMENT WITH SOME GRANITE DIKES AND ZONES THAT ARE ALSO FOLDED; TWO PERIODS OF METAMORPHISM. BOLTON OVERLIES HEBRON METASEDIMENTARY GNEISS AS A GRADATIONAL ZONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years AT LEAST DURING 1950'S

Mining district

District name Bolton

Comments on the production information

  • FIGURES LACKING; PROBABLY MODERATE PRODUCTION OF GOOD FLAGGING STONE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING. LARGE VOLUME OF MICACEOUS QUARTZITE AND ALSO QUARTZITE REMAINS.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AITKEN, J. M., 1955, "BEDROCK GEOL. ROCKVILLE QUAD.", CONN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, QUAD. REPORT NO. 6, MAP, TEXT, PG. 32

  • Production

    AITKEN, 1955

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AITKEN'S MAP AT 1:24000 DOES NOT LOCATE QUARRY. USGS, TOPO, 1967, "ROCKVILLE", AT 1:24000 LOCATES 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

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