Mine detail: Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Company Quarry

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Location

Lat / long:

34.70172, -87.80347

Resource(N)

Primary:	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Rock Asphalt, Limestone, General
Ore:	Sandstone
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Sedimentary
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1923

Geology

Host rock:	Bangor Limestone; Asphaltic, Massive-Bedded, Crystalline, Oolitic And Very Fossiliferous Limestone.;Hartselle Sandstone, Asphaltic, Fine-To Medium-Grained, Massive Bedded, Slightly Fossiliferous Sandstone.;Bethel Sandstone; Asphaltic, Fine-To Medium-Grained, Massive-Bedded Sandstone.;Gasper Limestone; Asphaltic, Massive-Bedded And Oolitic Limestone, With Interbedded Shale And Lithographic Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	The Hartselle Sandstone Trends Northwest, Pinching Out To The Northeast And Southwest.

References

MRDS	K003519
DEP	10026276
Reference	{Deposit:: MOFTAH, I., 1973, ENGINEERING EVALUATION OF ALABAMA TAR SANDS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA, CIRC. 89, 58 P.}{Deposit:: JONES, W.B., 1928, SUMMARY OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE OF THE ROCK-ASPHALT DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA, CIRC. 5, 22 P.}{Deposit:: CLARK, G.H., 1925, ROCK ASPHALTS OF ALABAMA AND THEIR USE IN PAVING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA, SPEC. RPT. NO. 13, 97 P.}{Deposit:: MEYER, R.F., AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, ASPHALT, CRUDE OIL, AND SHALLOW OIL RESERVOIRS: IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P. 96 - 101.}{Deposit:: 1925 OTHER CLARK, G.H., GEOL. SUR. ALA. SP. RPT. 13}{Deposit:: 1928 OTHER JONES, W.B., GEOL. SUR. ALA. CIRC. 5}{Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE MEYER, R.F., AND SWEENEY, J.W.; APP. RPT.}{Deposit:: 1973 OTHER MOFTAH, I., GEOL. SUR. ALA. CIRC. 89}{Reserve-Resource:: U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1965, MONOGRAPH 12.}
Reporter	Hale, Robin C.