Commodities
PrimarySulfur, Copper, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVoid Fill And Replacement
Model87: Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Malachite, Chalcocite
Geology
Host rockArkose
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsEARLY 1830 TO 1835
Identification
Deposit ID10067478
MRDS IDW000253
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.44299, -72.89853
References
FRITTS, C. E., 1963, "GEOL. MAP OF MOUNT CARMEL QUAD.", USGS, GQ-199, SHORT TEXTFritts, C. E., 1963, "Geol. Map Of Mount Carmel Quad.", Usgs, Gq-199, Short TextHarte, C.R., 1944, Connecticut'S Iron And Copper, Ct. Society Of Civil Engineers, 60th Annual Report, Pg. 160-162Weed, W. H., 1911, "Copper Deposits Of The Appalachian States," USGS Bulletin 455, Pg. 37Weed, W. H., 1911, "Copper Deposits Of The Appalachian States," USGS Bulletin 455, Pg. 37Hartley, R.M., 1959, History Of Hamden, Ct. 1786-1959, The Shoe String Press, Inc., Hamden, Ct., Pg. 45SHEPARD, 1837