| Deposit ID | 10106803 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001191 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Turner Brothers Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.97965, 35.94232 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 527 |
| Relative position | 1.75 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DORTON ON NORTH SIDE OF MUDDY BRANCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cumberland(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dorton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watts Bar Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Emory(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Cumberland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sandstone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Crossville Sandstone, Sst | ||||
| Rock description | Crossville Sandstone, Sst | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -84.97965, 35.94232 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1946 |
| Production years | 1946 |
| District name | Crab Orchard District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Turner Brothers Stone Co. |
| Home office | Crossville, Tn. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001191 |
WEBB, G. W., 1958, THE SANDSTONE INDUSTRY OF THE CROSSVILLE-CRAB ORCHARD DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR., V. 33, NO. 1, P. 89-100
1973 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY
MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, T.D.G., T.V.A., U.S.B.M., MANUSCRIPT
TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY 1972 MINE INVENTORY
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 02/11/2015 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4000095 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Turner Brothers Stone Quarry |
| Current operator | Turner Brothers Stone of Crossville, Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Howard L Mercer |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (60 m, 0.83 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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