Mine detail: Old Limestone Quarry of Catawba County

Previously called 'Powell Limestone Quarry'

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Location: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.6554, -81.06451
dep_id: 60001758
mrds_id: W028487
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Limestone, High Calcium
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: METAMORPHOSED CHEMICAL SEDIMENT
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
Structure: NE FAULT SYSTEM
Year first produced: 1910
disc_yr: 1910
References:
  • Deposit:: CONRAD, S. G., 1960, CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE OF THE PIEDMONT AND MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL. DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 74, TEXT 56 P., QUARRY TEXT P. 43, 44.
  • Deposit:: QUARRY IN DENVER TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
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