Scalp Level

Past Producer in Blair county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead, Limestone, General, Zinc
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10275199
MAS/MILS ID 0420130021
Record type Site
Current site name Scalp Level

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.27051, 40.61251 (WGS84)
Elevation 335

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blair(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bellwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tyrone(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
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Limestone, General Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.27051, 40.61251

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PLATT, F. (1881), "THE GEOLOGY OF BLAIR COUNTY," PA. GEOL. S

  • Deposit

    2ND), REPT. T, P. 247-278.

  • Deposit

    ZELLER, R.A. (1949), "THE STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZAT

  • Deposit

    SINKING VALLEY, PA.," M.S. THESIS, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UN

  • Deposit

    Y

  • Deposit

    ROSE, A.W., (1970), "METAL MINES AND OCCURRENCES IN PENNSYLV

  • Deposit

    PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH SERIES, BULL. M-50, PART 3, INCLUDED I

  • Deposit

    P FILES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE, 1976. REC. 030, LOCATION: LATITUDE-LONGITUDE WAS MEASURED FROM LOC GIVEN IN REF. 700 AND RESULTING COORDINATES WERE TRANSFERRED MINUTE QUADRANGLE TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS TO GET ELEVATION. REC. 010, COMMODITIES 3&4 ARE NON-RECOVERABLE GANGUE MINERAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Dunn, George U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.