Blenhein Block Gravel Pit

Past Producer in Marlboro county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081917
MRDS ID W044357
Record type Site
Current site name Blenhein Block Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.69147, 34.52072 (WGS84)
Elevation 40
Relative position 2.3 MILES N 72 W OF BLENHEIM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marlboro(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bennettsville South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Laurinburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Florence(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Pee Dee(hydrologic unit)

Lower Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Marlboro

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TAKEN FROM JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 38 AND HIGHWAY 318
  • 2.3 Miles N72w of Blenheim, Bennetsville South 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.69147, 34.52072

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Comments on the geologic information

  • Atlantic Coastal Plain

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Blenhiem Block Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBSERVATION

  • Deposit

    Field Obs Scgs

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Updated 4/99 Ahm

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1982 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey Field Obs
Updater 01-APR-1999 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.