Quartzite Quarry

Past Producer in Watauga county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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 10248630
MAS/MILS ID 0371890016
Record type Site
Current site name Quartzite Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.77733, 36.16819 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Watauga(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valle Crucis(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pisgah National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Croatan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Watauga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.77733, 36.16819

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRYANT 1962 US GEOL SUR BUL 1121D PL1 (MAPS WITH 370110032)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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.