State Forest No. 2 Mica Mine

Prospect in Middlesex county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Mica
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 10240524
MRDS ID W000390
MAS/MILS ID 0090070029
Record type Site
Current site name State Forest No. 2 Mica Mine
Related records 10105451

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.55032, 41.57829 (WGS84)
Elevation 155
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

Middle Haddam(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
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.55032, 41.57829

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMERON, E.N., LARRABEE, D.M., MCNAIR, A.H. AND OTHERS, 1954

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF PAPER 255.

  • Deposit

    ACCESSORY MINERALS-APATITE, TOURMALINE, GARNET, FELDSPAR, LI

  • Deposit

    GREEN BERYL CRYSTALS, & QUARTZ.

  • Deposit

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

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.