| Deposit ID | 10025319 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001156 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dowell Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.774, 36.4398 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 716 |
| Relative position | EAST SIDE OF GENTRY MOUNTAIN 1200 FEET SOUTHEAST OF WOODS SCHOOL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Johnson(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mountain City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Boone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Johnson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Dolomite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Dolomite | Ore |
| Result | CACO3 - 52.38% |
|---|---|
| Result | MGCO3 - 41.61% |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Shady Dolomite, Thick Bedded Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Shady Dolomite, Thick Bedded Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.774, 36.4398 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 30 E |
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1962 |
| Production years | ? - 1972 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Maymead Lime Co., Inc. |
| Home office | Shouns, Tn. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ed Potter, Charles Mccarthy |
| Home office | Shouns, Tn. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001156 |
HERSHEY, R.E. AND MAHER, S.W., 1963 , LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 65 , 231 P
1963 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, T.V.A., T.D.G. U.S.B.M., MANUSCRIPT
1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY
TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY
TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY 1972 MINE INVENTORY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAYMEAD LIME CO. HAS WORKED THIS PIT FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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