| Deposit ID | 10400365 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Corps of Engineers - Dardanelle Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -93.26932, 35.2555 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yell(county)
Arkansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Delaware(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Russellville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Russellville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dardanelle Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Lower Arkansas-Fourche La Fave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arkansas | Pope |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 17 N | 21 W | section line common to 18 and 19 | Arkansas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| (1) | -93.26932, 35.2555 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. government |
This operation furnished coarse aggregate for construction of the lock and dam at Dardanelle and was closed when construction completed.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Massive but shattered beds of Atoka sandstone, light brown on weathered surface to blue-gray on fresh surface, hard, dense and slightly quartzitic. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-NOV-61 | R. B. Stroud | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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