Oursler Quarry

Past Producer in Carroll county in Maryland, United States with commodity Feldspar
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10145400
MAS/MILS ID 0240130002
Record type Site
Current site name Oursler Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.89407, 39.36393 (WGS84)
Elevation 164
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carroll(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sykesville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gunpowder-Patapsco(hydrologic unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Carroll

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.89407, 39.36393

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner H. I. Oursler
    Interest 100
    Home office Maryland
    Year 1928

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, J.T. JR. MD. G.S. VOL. 12, PART 2, 1928, P. 119.

  • Deposit

    PEARRE, NANCY C. USGS MIN. INV. RES. MAP MR-12, 1961.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.