Mine detail: Parker Number 1 Pit

Previously called 'Barnett Crossroads Quarry'

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Location: Escambia County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.19188, -87.33418
dep_id: 10107395
mrds_id: W033192
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
conc_proc: Weathering, Erosion, Sedimentation
Reporter: Rheams, Karen F.
hrock_unit: Citronelle Formation
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Gravel,Sand and Gravel
References:
  • Deposit:: BEG, M.A., 1980, ACTIVE MINES AND QUARRIES OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC. MAP 176.
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980, SAND AND GRAVEL INDIVIDUAL RESPONDENT TOTALS IN COUNTIES OF ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES UNPUBLISHED DATA, 4P.
  • Deposit:: STATE OF ALABAMA, 1980, DIVISION OF SAFETY AND INSPECTION-STATISTICAL ANNUAL REPORT, FISCAL YEAR, 1980: DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 53P.
  • Production:: U.S. BUR MINES UNPUB. SAND AND GRAVEL PRODUCTION FOR ALABAMA COUNTIES, P.2
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