Busseyville Sandstone Outcrop

Prospect in Lawrence 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 10218205
MAS/MILS ID 0211270001
Record type Site
Current site name Busseyville Sandstone Outcrop

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.67816, 38.06896 (WGS84)
Elevation 207
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lawrence(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Adams(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Huntington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Huntington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Sandy(hydrologic unit)

Big Sandy(hydrologic accounting unit)

Big Sandy-Guyandotte(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Corps of Engineers(Branch)

Branch USACE(Type of land area)

USACE(Federal land areas administered by USACE)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Lawrence

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.67816, 38.06896

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
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.