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Gneissic Rock Or Feldspar Pegmatite Quarry No. Ck-009

Past Producer in New Haven county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Stone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105505
MRDS ID W000953
Record type Site
Current site name Gneissic Rock Or Feldspar Pegmatite Quarry No. Ck-009
Related records 10240095

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.69646, 41.40499 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Haven(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Durham(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Haven(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Quinnipiac(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut New Haven

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. QUARRY SITE ADJACENT TO MAJOR NORTHWARD TRENDING FAULT BETWEEN MIDDLEBURY FORMATION AND MONSON GNEISS FORMATION; LOCALE FAVORABLE FOR FELDSPAR PEGMATITE DIKES FURTHER NORTH.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.69646, 41.40499
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Between Pre-Ordovician Middletown And Ordovician Monson Gneiss Formation

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MAJOR FAULT; PART OF MAJOR FAULT SYSTEM ALONG EAST WALL OF CONN. TRIASSIC BASIN. FAULT BETWEEN MIDDLETOWN AND MONSON GNEISS FORMATIONS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Guilford

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING; PROBABLY ONLY SMALL PRODUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION STONE OR FELDSPAR.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING. LARGE VOLUME OF GOOD CONSTRUCTION STONE REMAINS.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMPSON, H. E., 1968, "SURFICIAL GEOL. DURHAM QUAD.", USGS, GQ 756

  • Production

    SIMPSON, 1968.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIMPSON'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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