| Deposit ID | 10076286 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W023250 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Piney River Aplite Quarry |
| Related records | 10252215 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.04752, 37.71589 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nelson(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Piney River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Buena Vista(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Nelson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| (1) | -79.04752, 37.71589 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sorbin Chemicals, Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W023250 |
VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.
MESA INSP.
MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT AUGUST 7, 1973.
QUARRY PRODUCES APLITE FOR THE GLASS INDUSTRY AND IS OPERATED BYSORBIN CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED. OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey |
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