| Deposit ID | 10075941 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W022767 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | O.K. Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.8999, 35.99481 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Knox(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watts Bar Lake(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Knox |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Calcium | Primary |
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Ore |
| (1) | -83.8999, 35.99481 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W022767 |
HERSHER, ROBERT E. AND MAHER, STUART W., 1963, TENNESSEE DIVISION
OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 65, PAGE 174.
PROPERTY WAS OPERATED BY OLIVER KING SAND AND LIME COMPANY.
LIMESTONE WAS QUARRIED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN HOLSTON FORMATION.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1963 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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