Frankstown Quarry and Mill

Producer in Blair county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10256540
MRDS ID W021929
MAS/MILS ID 0420130006
Record type Site
Current site name Frankstown Quarry and Mill
Alternate or previous names Frankstown Sand and Supply, Sandbank No. 4
Related records 10075359

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.33801, 40.42442 (WGS84)
Elevation 314

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blair(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Frankstown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnstown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pittsburgh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Juniata(hydrologic unit)

Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Blair

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Hamilton Group

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REFERENCE: PENNDOT 1975 & PA DEPT NAT RES 1976 5 PITS ONLY

  • Deposit

    IGHWAY RUNNING NORTH FROM THIS PL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-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.