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Lincoln County Highway Department Quarry

Producer in Lincoln county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025460
MRDS ID K001333
Record type Site
Current site name Lincoln County Highway Department Quarry
Related records 10129220

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.59442, 35.12955 (WGS84)
Elevation 219
Relative position ABOUT 2 MILES SW OF FAYETTEVILLE AND 1500 FEET WEST OF MOLINO AND BEARDEN ROAD JUNCTION IN THE MOUTH OF MARSHALL BEND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fayetteville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tullahoma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Elk(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Lincoln

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :COUNTY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Leipers Limestone, Limestone;Catheys Limestone, Limestone
    Rock description Leipers Limestone, Lst;Catheys Limestone, Lst
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.59442, 35.12955
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 24.38M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Lincoln County Highway Department
    Home office P. O. Box 10, Fayetteville, Tn. 37334
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lincoln County
    Home office P. O. Box 10, Fayetteville, Tn. 37334

Comments on the production information

  • 1972 PRODUCTION-LESS THAN 150,000 TONS; TRANSPORTATION - TRUCK; BENEFICIATION - DRY SCREENING , ON SITE MILL. MATERIAL USED AS ROADBASE STONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HERSHEY, R. E. AND MAHER, S. W., 1963, LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 65, 231 P

  • Deposit

    1963 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, TVA, TDG, USBM, MANUSCRIPT

  • Deposit

    1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY

  • Production

    TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MESA INSPECTION REPORT: JAN. 22 , 1973 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1973 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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