| Deposit ID | 10079267 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028461 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unamed Granite Gneiss Quarry Hi-012 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.8754, 35.9537 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1079 |
| Relative position | 6.2 KM EAST OF LINVILLE FALLS TOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Burke(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Linville Falls(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)
Federal lands
Pisgah National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Burke |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.8754, 35.9537 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast |
| General form | PLUTON |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Year of first production | 1960 |
| District name | Linville Falls |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028461 |
QUARRY IN LINVILLE FALLS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MA
BRYANT, 1970
| 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.