Unpublished Smith Map Set of Mines and Quarries of Connecticut
Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey Unpublished Mines and Quarries Maps, Charles Smith, June, 1972
Summary
The Map of Mines and Quarries of Connecticut was compiled by Charles Smith of Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) in 1972 at a 1:125,000 scale. Smith produced a set of 1:24,000 scale quadrangle maps depicting active and abandoned rock and mineral operations as compilation sheets for the larger map. Both the set of compilation sheets and the statewide map are on file in the offices of the Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey. An explanatory text for the set includes a description of the mapping, the map legend, and a bibliography. The historical letter by State Geologist Joe Webb Peoples, included with the explanatory text, notifies the newly formed Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection of the existance [...]
Summary
The Map of Mines and Quarries of Connecticut was compiled by Charles Smith of Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) in 1972 at a 1:125,000 scale. Smith produced a set of 1:24,000 scale quadrangle maps depicting active and abandoned rock and mineral operations as compilation sheets for the larger map. Both the set of compilation sheets and the statewide map are on file in the offices of the Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey. An explanatory text for the set includes a description of the mapping, the map legend, and a bibliography. The historical letter by State Geologist Joe Webb Peoples, included with the explanatory text, notifies the newly formed Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection of the existance of the mapping at the State Geological and Natural History Survey office at Weslyan University.
This collection contains the complete file of unpublished maps and information by Smith (1972) that was the primary source for the later Bedrock Mines and Quarries Map of Connecticut (Altamura, 1987) archived by the State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut as part of the Survey Library Collection. An explanation of the set by Charles Smith is attached and is available for download through SciencBase and the Connecticut Geological Survey website. These materials have not been reviewed for accuracy, consistency, or completeness. For many geographic areas, more current information exists, either in published or unpublished form.
As entities of the State Survey unpublished map files, these materials were developed under research and mapping agreements with individual scientists, academic institutions, or graduate students.The veracity of the information contained within these documents is the responsibility of the authorship. The State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut recognizes the vintage of mapping and does not promote or endorse this content, nor does the State Survey attest as to its level of accuracy. As part of standard State Survey operations, efforts are ongoing to improve this information.
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