| Deposit ID | 60001758 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028487 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Old Limestone Quarry of Catawba County |
| Alternate or previous names | Powell Limestone Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.06451, 35.6554 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IN VALLEY BOTTOM ADJACENT TO STREAM IN GENTLY ROLLING TERRAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catawba(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Catawba(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Catawba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, High Calcium | Primary |
| (1) | -81.06451, 35.6554 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | NE FAULT SYSTEM |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | MR. JOHN CARPENTER |
| Year | 1960 |
CONRAD, S. G., 1960, CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE OF THE PIEDMONT AND MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL. DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 74, TEXT 56 P., QUARRY TEXT P. 43, 44.
QUARRY IN DENVER TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.