Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Redwing Quarry | Quarry (Active) |
| Falls Village | Village |
| Canaan | Town |
| Litchfield County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 59' 2'' North , 73° 21' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Active) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Falls Village | 538 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Canaan | 1,212 (2017) | 5.3km |
| Lakeville | 928 (2017) | 7.3km |
| Norfolk | 553 (2017) | 12.7km |
| Millerton | 940 (2017) | 13.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 48km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Century Aggregates Inc. Sand Road Mine; American Lime Company; Northeast Lime Compay; U. S. Gypsum Company; Falls Village Limestone Company
Marble quarry situated in the Cambrian Stockbridge Marble. Located on Sand Road north of Falls Village in the town of Canaan.
According to Force (2008), the quarry has had numerous owners/operators:
It was leased by Charles B. Maltbie and Almon C. Randall from George F. Cady at some time before 1866.
From 1866 owned by the American Lime Company.
From 1902 owned by the Northeast Lime Company who operated it for several years. These firms used it to make agricultural lime.
U. S. Gypsum bought it in 1926. Until 1972, they produced ground marble used as filler in sheet rock, plaster and stucco.
In 1978 it was reopened by the Falls Village Limestone Company owners Robert Farnham and Joseph Kuch. They teamed with Red Wing Properties Inc. and tried to get permission to reopen the quarry, which had been compelled to halt operations in 1990.
They sold it in 2002 to Troy Sand and Gravel of Clayton Road in North Canaan. As of 2008 it is known as the "Sand Road Mine" operated by Century Aggregates, Inc. of Falls Village.
According to Force (2008), the quarry has had numerous owners/operators:
It was leased by Charles B. Maltbie and Almon C. Randall from George F. Cady at some time before 1866.
From 1866 owned by the American Lime Company.
From 1902 owned by the Northeast Lime Company who operated it for several years. These firms used it to make agricultural lime.
U. S. Gypsum bought it in 1926. Until 1972, they produced ground marble used as filler in sheet rock, plaster and stucco.
In 1978 it was reopened by the Falls Village Limestone Company owners Robert Farnham and Joseph Kuch. They teamed with Red Wing Properties Inc. and tried to get permission to reopen the quarry, which had been compelled to halt operations in 1990.
They sold it in 2002 to Troy Sand and Gravel of Clayton Road in North Canaan. As of 2008 it is known as the "Sand Road Mine" operated by Century Aggregates, Inc. of Falls Village.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
14 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ✪ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Habit: flattened short to elongated prisms
Colour: white to very pale green Fluorescence: light blue-gray under SW Description: pseudomorphed by tremolite (originally called Canaanite) References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Scapolite' |
| ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O References: |
| ✪ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 Habit: Primary - bladed, pseudomorphs after diopside are flattened short to elongated prisms Colour: white, pale gray, pale green Fluorescence: light blue-gray under SW Description: As primary crystal to 15 cm as individual crystals or even larger as parallel to fan-shaped aggregates, or as pseudomorphs after diopside (originally called canaanite) to 10 cm. |
| ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Scapolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA