| Deposit ID | 10310003 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | LW00003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tawas Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.67988, 44.18 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 183 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | FROM TAWAS WEST ON M-55 7 MILES TO SAND LAKE RD, SOUTH ON SAND LAKE ROAD 2 MILES, QUARRY ON RIGHT (10 MILES FROM TAWAS), LAT/LONG POINT IS BASED ON CORNER COMMON TO SECTIONS 26,27,34,35 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iosco(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
National City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tawas City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tawas City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Au Gres-Rifle(hydrologic unit)
Southwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Iosco |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 022N | 006E | 26,27,34,35 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Model code | 253 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.5 (35ae) |
| Deposit model name | Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum |
| (1) | -83.67988, 44.18 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Michigan basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Relatively flay lying beds |
| Name | MICHIGAN FORMATION |
|---|---|
| General form | NATIONAL CITY GYPSUM MEMBER OF MICHIGAN FORMATION |
| Strike | FLAT |
| Dip | FLAT |
| Thickness | 5M |
| Depth to top | 20M |
| Depth to bottom | 30M |
| Thickness | 2M |
|---|
| Thickness | 2M |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| District name | Alabaster District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | National Gypsum Company |
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Material | ore gypsum |
| Ore mined | 680400mt |
A.H. STEVENS, 1968, ECONOMIC POTENTIALS ON MICHIGAN'S GYPSUM DEPOSITS, CONSUMER POWER COMPANY, JACKSON, MICHIGAN.
L.I. BRIGGS, 1970, GEOLOGY OF GYPSUM IN THE LOWER PENINSULA, MICHIGAN, PROCEEDINGS SIXTH FORUM ON GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE BEDS OVERLAIN BY GLACIAL BOULDER CLAY. FIRST BED IS WHITE GYPSUM BED (THICKEST), SECOND BED IS THE ORANGE GYPSUM BED (THINNEST), THE LOWEST BED IS HI-PURITY GYPSUM WITH SOME SALT (NACL). GYPSUM BEDS OCCUR AS IRREGULAR EROSIONAL SURFACE SUBCROPS AT BASE OF GLACIAL DRIFT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-AUG-01 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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