Connecticut · Hartford County
Producer

Plainville Trap Rock Quarries and Copper, Zinc, Bitumen Occurrence

Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
StoneCrushed/Broken
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Commodities
PrimaryStone, Crushed/Broken
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMafic Extrusive Flows; Fi
Model87: Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsQuartz, Calcite, Prehnite, Bitumen, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite
Geology
Host rockBasalt
Associated rockBasalt
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsACTIVE, 1966
Identification
Deposit ID10068026
MRDS IDW000933
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.67099, -72.82852
References
SIMPSON, H. E., 1966, "BEDROCK GEOL. NEW BRITAIN QUAD.", USGS, GQ 494Simpson, H. E., 1966, "Bedrock Geol. New Britain Quad.", Usgs, Gq 494.Simpson, H. E., 1966, "Bedrock Geol. New Britain Quad.", Usgs, Gq 494.SIMPSON, 1966