| Deposit ID | 10084772 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W102219 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Birmingham Culp |
| Alternate or previous names | Union Furnace Sinking Valley Area, Sinking Valley Area |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.22471, 40.58334 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NE FROM ALTOONA, NEAR TOWNS OF BIRMINGHAM AND CULP AND UNION FURNACE, PA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blair(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spruce Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tyrone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pittsburgh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Juniata(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Blair |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -78.22471, 40.58334 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1750 |
| Discoverer | Mining In Area Starated In 1778 |
| Year of first production | 1778 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W102219 |
ROSE, ARTHUR R., 1970, ATLAS OF PENNSYLVANIA MINERAL RESOURCES, PT 3 METAL MINES AND OCCURRENCES IN PENNSYLVANIA, PA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH SERIES, 14 PS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1986 | Cannon, Susan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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