Unnamed Magnetite Occurrence

Occurrence in Litchfield county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10306669
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Magnetite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.11853, 41.94698 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Litchfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Winsted(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Farmington River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Litchfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Magnetite

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.11853, 41.94698

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Shepard, C.U., 1837, "A Report On The Geological Survey Of Connecticut", New Haven, P. 15Shepard, C.U., 1837, "A Report On The Geological Survey Of Connecticut", New Haven, P. 15

  • Deposit

    Sanford, S. And Stone, R.W., 1914, "Useful Minerals Of The United States", USGS Bull. 585, P. 53Sanford, S. And Stone, R.W., 1914, "Useful Minerals Of The United States", USGS Bull. 585, P. 53

  • Deposit

    Harte, C.R., 1944, "Connecticut'S Iron And Copper", Ct Society Of Civil Engineers, 60th Annual Report, P. 131Harte, C.R., 1944, "Connecticut'S Iron And Copper", Ct Society Of Civil Engineers, 60th Annual Report, P. 131

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1997 Mchone, Nancy Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey

Beyond USGS

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