| Deposit ID | 10226114 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0470930076 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gray Knox Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Gray Knox Marble Company |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.8207, 35.96259 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 268 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Knox(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shooks Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower French Broad(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Knox |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Marble, Dimension | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -83.8207, 35.96259 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470930076 |
MAHER & WALTERS TN DIV GEOL I C #9 P4
GORDON CH 1924 TN DIV GEOL BULL 28 P79-80.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 09/10/2021 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4003154 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | GRANOX QUARRY |
| Current operator | Tennessee Marble Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Monica J Gawet |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1711 m, 0.80 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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