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N. C. Dept. of Transportation Stone Quarry

Past Producer in Buncombe county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098197
MRDS ID K005119
Record type Site
Current site name N. C. Dept. of Transportation Stone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.52792, 35.79343 (WGS84)
Relative position 3500 FEET EAST OF THE FORKS OF LITTLE IVY CREEK AND IVY CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Buncombe(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mars Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper French Broad(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Buncombe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Bakersville Hypersthene Metagabbro
    Rock description Bakersville Hypersthene Metagabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Bio Horn Migmatite (Unit 2) Roan Gneiss
    Rock description Bio Horn Migmatite (Unit 2) Roan Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.52792, 35.79343
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Rock Type

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner North Carolina Department Of Transportation

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 22.86M
    Overall width 9.14M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PRODUCTION INTERRITTENT TO FILL LOCAL DEMAND

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE; NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS ROCK TYPE IS ABUNDANT IN THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE. IT HAS BEEN USED IN THE PAST BY THE HIGHWAY DEPT. AND PROBABLY WILL MEET TODAY'S STANDARDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Merschat, Carl E. U.S. Geological Survey

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