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Dolostone Quarry

Past Producer in Blanco county in Texas, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099579
MRDS ID TC41282
Record type Site
Current site name Dolostone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.53005, 30.25411 (WGS84)
Relative position 0.2 MI DUE W OF ROCKY CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blanco(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rocky Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pedernales River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Llano(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pedernales(hydrologic unit)

Middle Colorado-Llano(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Blanco

Comments on the location information

  • ON W SIDE ROCKY CK, N OF US HWY 290.
  • LAT/LONG FOR LEIVA, DISTRICT EXTENDS SOUTH IN AREA 20 KM BY 5 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name San Saba Member, Wilburns Formation
    Rock description San Saba Mbr, Wilburns Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER
  • LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY. HANDSORTED PRODUCT OF 60% GYPSUM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARNES, V.E., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE ROCKY CREEK QUADRANGLE, BLANCO AND GILLESPIE COUNTIES, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY GQ-29, 12P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GYPSUM CONTENT ABOUT 4 PERCENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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