Clinchfield Lime Quarry

Past Producer in McDowell county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Dolomite, Sulfur, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001761
MRDS ID W028501
Record type District
Current site name Clinchfield Lime Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.94044, 35.88569 (WGS84)
Relative position ADJACENT TO VALLEY BOTTOM; AT EASTERN BASE OF HONEYCUTT MOUNTAINS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McDowell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Linville Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pisgah National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Croatan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina McDowell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Dolomite Primary
Sulfur Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.94044, 35.88569

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description TABLEROCK THRUST SHEET
Type of structure Regional
Structure name THRUST FAULTING
Structure description NE THRUST SYSTEM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1916

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner CLINCHFIELD LIME CO.
  • Type Operator
    Owner CAMPBELL LIMESTONE CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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