Medusa Quarry

Past Producer in Alleghany county in Virginia, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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 10076190
MRDS ID W023121
Record type Site
Current site name Medusa Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.97394, 37.71339 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alleghany(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Strom(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Buena Vista(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper James(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

George Washington National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

George Washington and Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Alleghany

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.97394, 37.71339

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    QUARRY IS OPERATED BY SALEM STONE, DIVISION OF MEDUSA AGGREGATES.

  • Deposit

    COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN BIGBY-CANNON LIMESTONE.

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.