Slocum Beryl Prospect

Past Producer in Middlesex county in Connecticut, United States with commodities Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
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 10143406
MRDS ID W000658
MAS/MILS ID 0090070036
Record type Site
Current site name Slocum Beryl Prospect
Related records 10067813

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.47121, 41.53499 (WGS84)
Elevation 69
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

Moodus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Feldspar Primary
Mica Tertiary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Tantalum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.47121, 41.53499

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS 1942-45 NEW ENGLAND GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    PROFESSIONAL PAPER 255, 1954.

  • Deposit

    ACCESSORY MINERALS-BLACK TOURMALINE, COLUMBITE-TANTALITE, SC

  • Deposit

    MUSCOVITE, RARE BIOTITE, GOLDEM, GREEN & BLUE BERYL CRYSTALS

  • Deposit

    MILKY QUARTZ.

  • Deposit

    PEARRE, NANCY C., 1957, USGS MIN INV RES MAP MR7.

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.