| Deposit ID | 10089706 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028497 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed State Hiway Quarry Ak-028 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.24507, 35.29704 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 |
| Relative position | 7.5 KM SW OF ALBEMARLE POST OFFICE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stanly(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Albemarle(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rocky(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Stanly |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -80.24507, 35.29704 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Shear System |
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| District name | Albemarle Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Hiway Quarry |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 2.16HA |
| Overall length | 164.59M |
| Overall width | 120M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028497 |
CONLEY, JAMES F.,1962, GEOLOGY OF THE ALBEMARLE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL., DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 75, TEXT 26 P., MINE TEXT P. 19, MINE SYMBOLS SHOWN ON GEOLOGIC MAP AT 1:48,000.
QUARRY IN ALBEMARLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500; LABELED GRAVEL PIT.
1962 GEOLMAP CONLEY, N. C. STATE, GEOLOGIC MA
CONLEY, 1962
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EAST-WEST TRENDING QUARTZ VEIN CONNECTING TWO DIVERGENT QUARTZ VEINS |
| Deposit | USED IN LOCAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION |
| Deposit | BEDROCK IS WATER LAID VOLCANIC ASH WITH INTERSPERSED CRYSTAL FRAGMENTS AND RELIC GLASS SHARDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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