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National City Quarry

Past Producer in Iosco county in Michigan, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310002
MRDS ID LW00002
Record type Site
Current site name National City Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.71988, 44.21 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 2 MILES SOUTH OF NATIONAL CITY, LAT/LONG POINT IS BASED ON COMMON CORNER OF SECTION 16,17,20,21

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iosco(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

National City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tawas City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tawas City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Au Gres-Rifle(hydrologic unit)

Southwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Iosco

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 021N 06E 17, 16, 20, 21 Michigan

Comments on the location information

  • S 1/2 OF SECTION 17, S 1/2 OF SECTION 16, N 1/2 OF SECTION 20, NW 1/4 OF SECTION 21

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • REPORTED AS 99.47% PURE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 253
USGS model code 35a.5 (35ae)
Deposit model name Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.71988, 44.21
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Michigan basin
Type of structure Local
Structure description Relatively flat lying

Ore body information

  • Name MICHIGAN FORMATION
    General form NATIONAL CITY GYPSUM MEMBER OF MICHIGAN FORMATION
    Strike FLAT
    Dip FLAT
    Thickness 5M
    Depth to top 20M
    Depth to bottom 30M
  • Thickness 2M
  • Thickness 2M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody depth to top 60-80 fOrebody depth to top 60-80 ft, depth to bottom 90-120 ft., thickness 12-18 ft.

Comments on the geologic information

  • GYPSUM DEPOSIT CONSIST OF THREE BEDS OVERLAIN BY APPROXIMATELY 60-80 FEET OF GLACIAL BOULDER CLAY OVERBURDEN. THE BEDS ARE SEPARATED BY TWO THIN (3-5 FEET) SHALE LAYERS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1925

Mining district

District name Alabaster District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner National Gypsum Company

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    A.H. STEVENS, 1968, ECONOMIC POTENTIAL ON MICHIGAN'S GYPSUM DEPOSITS, CONSUMER POWER COMPANY, JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

  • Deposit

    L.I. BRIGGS, 1970, GEOLOGY OF GYPSUM IN THE LOWER PENINSULA, MICHIGAN, PROCEEDINGS SIXTH FORUM ON GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE BEDS OVERLAIN BY GLACIAL BOULDER CLAY. FIRST BED IS WHITE GYPSUM BED (THICKEST), SECOND BED IS ORANGE GYPSUM BED (THINNEST), THE LOWEST BED IS HI-PURITY GYPSUM WITH SOME SALT (NACL). GYPSUM BED OCCUR AS IRREGULAR EROSIONAL SURFACE SUBCROPS AT BASE OF GLACIAL DRIFT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-AUG-01 Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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