Roland Landing Sandstone Quarry

Past Producer in McLean county in Kentucky, United States with commodity Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10169830
MAS/MILS ID 0211490001
Record type Site
Current site name Roland Landing Sandstone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.43061, 37.59337 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McLean(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Beech Grove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Evansville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Evansville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Green(hydrologic unit)

Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Green(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky McLean

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Caseyville Formation

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FLOYD AND MCGRAIN, MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY FOR KENTUCKY

  • Deposit

    1953 AND 1954: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SERIES 9, 1956.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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