| Deposit ID | 10079266 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028460 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Causby Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.65761, 35.77066 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 357 |
| Relative position | 3.7 KM NE OF MORGANTOWN COURTHOUSE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Burke(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Morganton North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Burke |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Granite | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.65761, 35.77066 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast |
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Morganton Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028460 |
QUARRY LOCATED BY SYMBOL ON MORGANTON NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MA
BRYANT, 1966
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.