| Deposit ID | 10100109 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W022598 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blount County Highway Dept. Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.08935, 35.78538 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 305 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blount(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Louisville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watts Bar Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watts Bar Lake(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Blount |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| (1) | -84.08935, 35.78538 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W022598 |
HERSHEY, ROBERT E. AND MAHER, STUART W., 1963, TENNESSEE DIVISION
OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 65, PAGE 192.
PROPERTY WAS OPERATED BY THE BLOUNT COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
LIMESTONE WAS QUARRIED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN LENOIR LIMESTONE.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1963 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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