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Alaskite Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ak-035

Past Producer in New London county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105469
MRDS ID W000555
Record type Site
Current site name Alaskite Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ak-035
Related records 10264741

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.2184, 41.31916 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Niantic(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Haven(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Thames(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, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. GNEISS FOLIATION STRIKES ABOUT N. 40 DEG. EAST WITH DIP 60 TO 70 DEG. SE. ORANGE PINK TO LIGHT GRAY IN COLOR, FINE TO MEDIUM GRAINED, AND EQUIGRANULAR.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Albite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Oligoclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.2184, 41.31916
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 609.6M
    Width 50M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intrusive Granite

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ABOUT EQUAL AMOUNTS QUARTZ, MICROCLINE, AND ALBITE TO SODIC OLIGOCLASE; ABOUT ONE PERCENT MAGNETITE OR AS MUCH AS 2 PERCENT MAGNETITE AND BIOTITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name East Lyme

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PROBABLY SMALL PRODUCTION OF BUILDING STONE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING; LARGE VOLUME OF ROCK REMAINS.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOLDSMITH, R., 1967, "BEDROCK GEOL. NIANTIC QUAD.", USGS, G Q 575

  • Production

    GOLDSMITH, 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLDSMITH'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL. ; 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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