| Deposit ID | 10167712 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000169 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0090050017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Roxbury Mine |
| Related records | 10067422 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.34954, 41.56669 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 15 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Litchfield(county)
Connecticut(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Roxbury(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Housatonic(hydrologic unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Connecticut | Litchfield |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Ordovician? granitic gneiss |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0090050017 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000169 | MAS references MRDS |
BARTON, W.R., (USBM LIAISON OFFICER FOR CONN., MASS., N.H.,
AND VT.), 1976, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
SHEPARD, C.U., 1837, A REPORT ON THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CO
CUT, 188P, NEW HAVEN, NOTICE AM. J. SCIENCE 33:151-175C--BAC
FILES.
APELL, G.E. (MINING ENGR., USBM) "LEAD AND ZINC IN NEW ENGLA
NEW YORK" MARCH 1955, NEW ENGLAND-NEW YORK INTER-AGENCY COMM
MINERAL RESOURCES STUDY AND REPORT GROUP--IN BACKUP FILES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE,1976. COMMODITIES 2 (QTZ) ; AND 3 (SIDERITE ARE RECOVERABLE GANGUE MINERALS. CURRENT OPERATIONAL STATUS IS P (IRON) PRODUCER. INFORMATION ON THIS DEPOSIT COMES LARGELY F REF 700 INCLUDING LOCATION COORDINATES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-NOV-1983 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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