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Tishomingo Limestone Quarry

Producer in Tishomingo county in Mississippi, United States with commodity 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026277
MRDS ID K003521
Record type Site
Current site name Tishomingo Limestone Quarry
Alternate or previous names Magnolia Limestone Products Company, Inc. Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.15003, 34.73345 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CONFLUENCE OF PROVIDENCE BRANCH WITH CRIPPLE DEER CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tishomingo(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tishomingo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Corinth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tupelo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bear(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Tishomingo

Comments on the location information

  • On the West Side of the Confluence of Providence Branch With Cripple Deer Creek.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THIS IS THE ONLY QUARRY PRODUCING LIMESTONE FROM THE PALEOZOIC IN MISSISSIPPI.
  • This Is the Only Quarry Producing Limestone From the Paleozoic In Mississippi.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 237
USGS model code 32g
Deposit model name Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name St. Genevieve Limestone And Tuscumbia Limestone
    Rock description St. Genevieve Limestone And Tuscumbia Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.15003, 34.73345
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Limestone

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • ST. GENEVIEVE LIMESTONE AND TUSCUMBIA LIMESTONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1970

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Magnolia Limestone Products Co., Inc.

Comments on development

  • COMPANY DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT IS GEORGE LAMBERT, WHO IS ASSOCIATED WITH VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit First Production Year: SUMMER, 1970
Deposit Vulcan Materials Co., Southern Div.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Hale, Robin C. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 25-SEP-1997 Thompson, David E. Mississippi Office of Geology
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Consolidated Data From Old Records

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