Rion Quarry

Unknown in Fairfield county in South Carolina, United States with commodities Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension, Granite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10075757
MRDS ID W022426
Record type Site
Current site name Rion Quarry
Alternate or previous names Ri/M Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.12952, 34.30123 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfield(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rion(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newberry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Broad(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Fairfield

Comments on the location information

  • Located At Large Quarry Symbol N of Hwy 269 In Rion, Rion 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary
Stone, Dimension Primary
Granite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Granite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.12952, 34.30123

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • WINNSBORO ADAMELLITE
  • RB/SR 295 + OR - 4 MY
  • Rb/Sr 295 + Or - 4 My

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JUNE 12, 1975.

  • Deposit

    QUARRY IS OPERATED BY MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES, SOUTHEAST DIV.

  • Deposit

    Mesa Health And Safety Inspection Report June 12, 1975.Mesa Health And Safety Inspection Report June 12, 1975.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-SEP-1998 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey Field Obs
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

Beyond USGS

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