| Deposit ID | 10069350 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006818 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Orange Mica Mine |
| Related records | 10146081 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.31617, 42.63331 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Franklin(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Grace(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Millers River(hydrologic unit)
Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Franklin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| (1) | -72.31617, 42.63331 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 60 NW |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| District name | Central Pegmatite Belt, Orange Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006818 |
BILLINGS, M.P. 1941, "PEGMETITES OF MASSACHUSETTS", USGS AND MASS DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS, COOP. GEOL. REPORT BULL. NO. 5, LOC. INDEX MAP P. 7. P. 14
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1971 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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