| Deposit ID | 10106806 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001297 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Watauga Stone Pit #40 |
| Related records | 10154605 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.29513, 36.37397 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 439 |
| Relative position | IN WATAUGA, TENNESSEE ABOUT 0.5 MILE NNE OF ABANDONED WATAUGA STEAM PLANT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carter(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Carter |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Result | CACO3 - 70.64% |
|---|---|
| Result | MGCO3 - 19.87% |
| (1) | -82.29513, 36.37397 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 22.86M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Home office | Watauga, Tn. 37694 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cowan Heirs, Mrs. Hester Blevins (Massachusetts, Texas, Washington, D.C.) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001297 |
HERSHEY, R. E. AND MAHER, S. W., 1963, LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 65, 231 P
1963 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, TVA, TDG, USBM, MANUSCRIPT
1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY
TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MESA INSPECTION REPORTS: MARCH 27 - 29 , 1972 , AND MAY 9 - 10 , 1973 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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