Columbia Quarry

Past Producer in Cherokee county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Marble, Dimension
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10074612
MRDS ID W020933
Record type Site
Current site name Columbia Quarry
Related records 10175383

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.10099, 35.12511 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Seneca(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nantahala National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Croatan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Cherokee

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.10099, 35.12511

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    NC GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PORTABLE MILL.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OPERATED BY WESTERN STONE COMPANY, INCORPORATED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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