| Deposit ID | 10075951 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W022779 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lincoln County Quarry |
| Related records | 10300500 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.56526, 35.1865 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 226 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fayetteville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tullahoma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Elk(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Lincoln |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| (1) | Fort Payne Formation and Chattanooga Shale |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W022779 |
HERSHEY, ROBERT E. AND MAHER, STUART W., 1963, TENNESSEE DIVISION
OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 65, PAGE 210.
PROPERTY WAS OPERATED BY LINCOLN COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
LIMESTONE WAS QUARRIED FROM THE CANNON FACIES OF THE ORDOVICIAN BIGBY-CANNON LIMESTONE.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1963 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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