Mt. Tom Beryl Prospect

Prospect in Middlesex county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Beryllium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10143146
MAS/MILS ID 0090110080
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Tom Beryl Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.47511, 41.49499 (WGS84)
Elevation 53
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Middlesex(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Deep River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Haven(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Outlet Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Middlesex

Comments on the location information

  • Changed county from New London to Middlesex county (lat/long is correct for Mt. Tom beryl prospect). This is a popular rock-hound site (by state permit only), located in Echo Farm State Park, Moodus, CT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.47511, 41.49499

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, CHARLES, MAP OF MINES & QUARRIES OF CONN, JUNE, 1972.

  • Deposit

    FOR ATTACHMENT SEE 09-001-00013.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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