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Calcite Prospect

Occurrence in Llano county in Texas, United States with commodities Calcium, Limestone, Ultra Pure
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065141
MRDS ID TC40172
Record type Site
Current site name Calcite Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.55866, 30.64465 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 3 MI S45W OF GAINESVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Llano(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cap Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Llano(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Llano(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Llano(hydrologic unit)

Middle Colorado-Llano(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Llano

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary
Limestone, Ultra Pure Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Gorman Formation
    Rock description Gorman Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.55866, 30.64465
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARNES, V.E., 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE CAP MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, LLANO COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY GQ-45, 24 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MASSES OF CALCITE IN SILTY MATERIAL FOREIGN TO GORMAN FORMATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-94 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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