| Deposit ID | 10069161 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002599 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whetstone Quarry |
| Related records | 10170814 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.85702, 42.4597 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2 3/4 MI. WEST OF CUMMINGTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hampshire(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goshen(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Holyoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Westfield River(hydrologic unit)
Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Hampshire |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Conway Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Conway Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.85702, 42.4597 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Western Mass |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002599 |
EMERSON, B.K., 1898. "DESCRIPTION OF THE HOLYOKE QUADRANGLE MASS. - CONN.", USGS GEOL. ATLAS FOLIO 50 QUARRY LOCATION AND SHORT PARAGRAPH
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHARPENING STONE; FOLDED METAMORPHICS, SANDSTONE TO SCHIST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1971 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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