| Deposit ID | 10310010 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | LW00010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cedarville Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.2899, 46.06 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 35 SOUTH OF SAULT STE. MARIE, LAT/LONG IS CENTER POINT OF BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN SECTION 3 & 10. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mackinac(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pickford SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sault Sainte Marie South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sault Sainte Marie(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Mackinac |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 042N | 001E | 3, 10 | S 1/2 SECTION 3 | Michigan |
| N 1/2 SECTION 10 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Dolomite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Dolomite | Ore |
| Model code | 237 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 32g |
| Deposit model name | Limestone |
| (1) | -84.2899, 46.06 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Michigan basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Flat lying |
| Name | Engadine dolomite formation |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Steel Corp. |
| Year | 2001 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ore mined | 3337256mt | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
100 LARGEST QUARRIES, ROCK PRODUCTS, 1968, P. 70-71.
SMITH, R.A., 1915, LIMESTONES OF MICHIGAN; PUBLICATION 21, GEOLOGICAL SERIES 17, PP. 151-152, 206,234, 240-241, 260-261, 286-87.
CALCITE HISTORY, 2001, http:// www.mlo.net/calcite/history.html, CEDARVILLE HISTORY. P. 1-6.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DOLOMITE, CRUSHED, CONSTRUCTION AGGREGATE, RIPRAP, FLUX, AGRICULTURAL, LIME MANUFACTURE |
| Deposit | 8-10 MILE WIDE BAND PARALLELING THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE. OVERBURDEN RECORDED TO VARY 2-25 FEET. THE LOWER 100 FEET AND UPPER 50 FEET IS CHARACTERIZED BY VERY MASSIVE BEDDING. MAXIMUM THICKNESS IS ABOUT 225 FEET AT A POINT SIX MILES EAST OF CEDARVILLE WHERE THE STRATA DIPS SOUTHWARD UNDER THE WATERS OF LAKE HURON. THE DOLOSTONE IS CHARACTERIZED BY ITS DISTINCTIVE WHITE OR LIGHT GRAY COLOR AND ITS UNIFORM CRYSTALLINITY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-AUG-01 | Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere) | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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