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Harper Quarry

Producer in Kimble county in Texas, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063130
MRDS ID TC36766
Record type Site
Current site name Harper Quarry
Related records 10154062

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.31535, 30.45271 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kimble(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kerrville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Llano(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Llano(hydrologic unit)

Middle Colorado-Llano(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Kimble

Comments on the location information

  • 9.6 MI N US 290 ON FM 385 (JUST N OF FALLS PRONG BRIDGE), THEN 4 MI ON CNTY RD, THEN NW ON PVT RD TO QUARRY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CEMENT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 253
USGS model code 35a.5 (35ae)
Deposit model name Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Edwards Formation
    Rock description Edwards Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.31535, 30.45271
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Avalon Ind. (? - ?), Gold Bond Bldg Products (? - )

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1991, NONPETROLEUM MINERAL PRODUCERS IN TEXAS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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