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Biotite Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Aj-016

Past Producer in New London 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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068120
MRDS ID W001047
Record type Site
Current site name Biotite Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Aj-016
Related records 10216406

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.00867, 41.60192 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Norwich(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Quinebaug River(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut New London

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TOPO SHOWS QUARRY AS 500 FEET LONG NE. TO SW., 100 TO 400 FEET WIDE EAST TO WEST, WITH NORTH WORKING FACE ABOUT 80 FEET HIGH. SCHISTOSITY STRIKE AND DIP VARIES MUCH IN SHORT DISTANCES IN QUARRY. LIGHT TO DARK GRAY, MEDIUM TO COARSE GRAINED, STRONGLY FOLIATED BIOTITE GNEISS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andesine Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) Tatnic Hill Formation
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 35 DEG. EAST
    Dip 45 DEG. NW.
    Length 182.88M
    Width 100M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Sedimentary Beds

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THREE METAMORPHIC EVENTS. ACCESSORY MINERALS ARE HYPERSTHENE, DIOPSIDE, HORNBLENDE, TREMOLITE, SPINEL, ZIRCON,MONAZITE, APATITE, SPHENE, RUTILE PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, CHALCOPYRITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Lisbon

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING; SIZE OF PIT INDICATES LARGE VOLUME OF CONSTRUCTION STONE PRODUCED; ADJACENT TO RAILROAD; PROBABLY USED FOR FILL AND BASE COURSE

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING BUT LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 152.4M
    Overall width 121.92M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SNYDER, G.L., 1961, "BEDROCK GEOL. NORWICH QUAD.", USGS, GQ 144, SHORT TEXT

  • Production

    SNYDER, 1961

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SNYDER'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL. USGS, TOPO, 1970, "NORWICH", SHOWS QUARRY BY TOPOGRAPHY ; 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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