Sulfur-Pyrite Occurrence
Washington, Connecticut
41.6469°N 73.3173°W
Mine Overview
The Sulfur-Pyrite Occurrence is near Washington, Connecticut. Historically the site has been part of the Washington Mining District. Ore mineralization has been found at this location, however the precise grade, tonnage, and extent of the mineralization are not known. There has been no production and little to no activity other than routine claim maintenance since the mineral discovery. The ore mined is composed of pyrite with waste material consisting primarily of quartz. The ore body extends 609 meters (2,000 feet) in length. The mineralization at this location is from the Upper Ordovician epoch 458.40 to 443.80 million years ago. The New England Upland Section of the Appalachian Highlands characterize the geomorphology of the surrounding area.
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Commodities
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- Commodity Type Importance
- Sulfur-Pyrite Metallic Primary
Deposit
GATES MAP AT 1:24000 DOES NOT INDICATE PYRITE OCCURRENCES BY SPECIAL SYMBOL.; INFORMATION SOURCE: 1 PUB LIT.
Location Info
- Litchfield , Connecticut County / State
- Continent Country State County
- North America The United States Connecticut Litchfield
Development
TOTAL$: US
Orebody
Characteristics of the ore body.
- Length:
Rocks
Geological materials at the site.
Physiography
Physiographic area where the resource is found.
- Division Province? Section
- Appalachian Highlands New England Province New England Upland Section
Ore Control
Controls on emplacement of ore such as faults or other structural features.
- Text?
- Metamorphosed Carbonaceous Quartzite Bed
Reserve-resource
INFORMATION LACKING; BED OF PYRITIC QUARTZITE THAT PROBABLY EXTENDS FOR MORE THAN 2000 FEET IN LENGTH, UNKNOWN THICKNESS AND WIDTH.
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Roxbury Iron Mine
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Roxbury Siderite Mine
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Nickel Sulfide Prospect
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Hardy Nickel Sulfide Mine
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Nearby Places
- Washington (1.12 miles away)
- New Preston (2.63 miles away)
- Bethlehem (5.64 miles away)
- Roxbury (6.26 miles away)
- New Milford (6.74 miles away)
- Morris (6.76 miles away)
- Bantam (6.80 miles away)
- Warren (6.82 miles away)
- Bridgewater (8.12 miles away)
- Woodbury (9.02 miles away)
- Litchfield (9.59 miles away)
- Kent (9.84 miles away)
- Sherman (10.33 miles away)
- Watertown (10.66 miles away)
- Brookfield (12.31 miles away)
- Oakville (12.53 miles away)
- Southbury (12.63 miles away)
- Thomaston (12.74 miles away)
- Middlebury (12.79 miles away)
- Cornwall (13.60 miles away)
- Goshen (13.62 miles away)
- Plymouth (13.76 miles away)
- Torrington (14.66 miles away)
- Dover Plains (14.87 miles away)
Nearby Mining Districts
- Washington Mining District (0 miles away)
- Kent Area (2.33 miles away)
- Mount Prospect Mining District (2.93 miles away)
- Southeast Berkshire Highlands Mining District (4.05 miles away)
Footnotes
* Mine bounds on map indicate the general area that a mine occupies. For an detailed map, refer to the overseeing BLM field office.
** The mine central point is based on an average of the mine's bounding box(es) and does not necessarily fall on the claim itself.
1 World-class significance is determined by total endowment of the contained commodity. This includes all past production and remaining reserves. Each commodity is considered separately and commodities cannot be combined to arrive at a significant size. The tonnage thresholds are from the mine model grade-tonnage studies. As of June 2008, many entries were classified as significant under less strict rules.
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Notes
INFORMATION LACKING. TWO OUTCROPS OF PYRITIC QUARTZITE BED ABOUT 2000 FEET APART NOTED BY GATES. STRIKE OF SOUTHERN OUTCROP N. 35 DEG. EAST, DIP 58 DEG. NW. AT NORTHERN OUTCROP STRIKE N. 50 DEG. EAST, DIP 30 DEG. NW. DENSE, FINE GRAINED CARBONACEOUS QUARTZITE WITH CONSIDERABLE PYRITE AND MUSCOVITE, AND ANHEDRAL PORPHYROBLASTS OF MICROCLINE FAIRLY COMMON.