Connecticut · New Haven County
Past Producer

Cheshire Barytes Co. Mine

New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Barium-BariteCopperSilverStrontium
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryCopper, Silver, Strontium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlPermeable Sandstone Associated With Thick Intrusive Diabase Sill.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
Geology
Host rockArkose
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1868 TO 1872, 1873 TO 1878
Identification
Deposit ID10067525
MRDS IDW000304
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.51916, -72.91175
References
FRITTS, C. E., 1963, "GEOL. MAP OF SOUTHINGTON QUAD", USGS, GQ-200, SHORT TEXTFRITTS, 1962FRITTS, 1962, PG. 21