Carper Dolomite Quarry

Past Producer in Bedford county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Dolomite
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10226585
MAS/MILS ID 0420090019
Record type Site
Current site name Carper Dolomite Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.35161, 40.22922 (WGS84)
Elevation 390

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bedford(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hopewell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnstown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pittsburgh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Raystown(hydrologic unit)

Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Bedford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Dolomite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COMMODODITY SUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURAL DOLOMITE

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.35161, 40.22922

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. Carper Farm
    Year 1964

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PGS MINERAL RESOURCE REPORT,M50,PART ONE,LIMESTONES AND DOLOMITES OF PA.,1964,PG.11,MAP 8

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 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.