| Deposit ID | 10100143 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W022926 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Welch Quarry |
| Related records | 10250985 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.92546, 36.20842 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 323 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Union(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Ridge Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Clinch(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Union |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| (1) | -83.92546, 36.20842 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W022926 |
HERSHEY, ROBERT W. AND MAHER, STUART W., 1963, TENNESSEE DIVISION
OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 65, PAGE 220.
PROPERTY WAS OPERATED BY UNION COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION.
LIMESTONE WAS QUARRIED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN MOCASSIN FORMATION.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1963 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.