Lewis Pit

Past Producer in New London county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073529
MRDS ID W019633
Record type Site
Current site name Lewis Pit
Related records 10264444

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.81921, 41.42165 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ashaway(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Block Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Providence(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut New London

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.81921, 41.42165

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner David B. Lewis

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT NOVEMBER 2, 1973

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATION INCLUDES A PERMANENT MILL, WHICH PRODUCES GLASS SILICA. ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.