| Deposit ID | 10026276 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K003519 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Company Quarry |
| Point of reference | Centroid |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.80347, 34.70172 (WGS84) |
| Relative position | Original record had no coordinates, so this was plotted to the middle of the state/county area. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Colbert(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pride(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tuscumbia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gadsden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pickwick Lake(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Colbert |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Rock Asphalt | Primary |
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sandstone | Ore |
| Result | ASPHALTIC CONTENT OF THE HARTSELLE IS LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 8.45% OF ROCK VOLUME, AND AVERAGE OIL YIELD ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 9 AND 21 GALLONS PER TON (U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965). CLARK (1925) STATES THAT THE ASPHALT CONTENT OF LIMESTONE IN A LARGE QUARRY 2 MILES SSE OF MARGERUM ANALYZED 6.7%. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Bangor Limestone; Asphaltic, Massive-Bedded, Crystalline, Oolitic And Very Fossiliferous Limestone.;Hartselle Sandstone, Asphaltic, Fine-To Medium-Grained, Massive Bedded, Slightly Fossiliferous Sandstone.;Bethel Sandstone; Asphaltic, Fine-To Medium-Grained, Massive-Bedded Sandstone.;Gasper Limestone; Asphaltic, Massive-Bedded And Oolitic Limestone, With Interbedded Shale And Lithographic Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Bangor Limestone; Asphaltic, Massive-Bedded, Crystalline, Oolitic And Very Fossiliferous Limestone.;Hartselle Sandstone, Asphaltic, Fine-To Medium-Grained, Massive Bedded, Slightly Fossiliferous Sandstone.;Bethel Sandstone; Asphaltic, Fine-To Medium-Grai | ||
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| Centroid (1) | -87.80347, 34.70172 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Hartselle Sandstone Trends Northwest, Pinching Out To The Northeast And Southwest. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | S |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1923 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K003519 |
MOFTAH, I., 1973, ENGINEERING EVALUATION OF ALABAMA TAR SANDS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA, CIRC. 89, 58 P.
JONES, W.B., 1928, SUMMARY OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE OF THE ROCK-ASPHALT DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA, CIRC. 5, 22 P.
CLARK, G.H., 1925, ROCK ASPHALTS OF ALABAMA AND THEIR USE IN PAVING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA, SPEC. RPT. NO. 13, 97 P.
MEYER, R.F., AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, ASPHALT, CRUDE OIL, AND SHALLOW OIL RESERVOIRS: IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P. 96 - 101.
1925 OTHER CLARK, G.H., GEOL. SUR. ALA. SP. RPT. 13
1928 OTHER JONES, W.B., GEOL. SUR. ALA. CIRC. 5
1968 COMPILE MEYER, R.F., AND SWEENEY, J.W.; APP. RPT.
1973 OTHER MOFTAH, I., GEOL. SUR. ALA. CIRC. 89
U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1965, MONOGRAPH 12.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-75 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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