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Beryl Hill Mica Quarries

Occurrence in Worcester county in Massachusetts, United States with commodities Mica, Feldspar
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069360
MRDS ID W006830
Record type Site
Current site name Beryl Hill Mica Quarries
Related records 10243256

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.14255, 42.69025 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Worcester(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Royalston(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Worcester

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Feldspar Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MICA 4-2 INCH SHEETS - FOLDED - POOR QUALITY, 1,600 TONS EXCAVATED, MOST ON DUMP, FELDSPAR 1 FT. DIAMETER

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Mica Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.14255, 42.69025
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form POD/LENS, IRREGULAR
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 106.68M
    Width 20.73M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Central Pegmatite Belt, Royalston Area

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO PEGMATITE VEINS WORKED; OTHER PEGMATITE VEIN 36 FEET WIDE, 380 FEET LONG, TREND NW, DEPTH 10 FT; 6 OPEN PIT QUARRIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BILLINGS, M.P., 1941, "PEGMATITES OF MASSACHUSETTS" USGS MASS. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS, COOP GEOL. REPORT BULL. NO. 5 LOC. INDEX MAP FIG 5, MINE SKETCH FIG 6, PG 8, 9, 14, 17

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1971 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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