Santos Pit, Marion Co., Florida, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 29° 6' 27'' North , 82° 6' 3'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 29.10750,-82.10083 |
GeoHash: | G#: djjtedzgr |
Locality type: | Pit |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
REF:Deposit:: MESA INSP.
Deposit:: NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS
Commodities (Major) - Stone - Crushed/Broken
Development Status: Past Producer
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Regional Geology
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Cenozoic 0 - 66 Ma ID: 3186031 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cenozoic (0 - 66 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Late Eocene 33.9 - 37.8 Ma ID: 2939206 | Ocala Limestone Age: Eocene (33.9 - 37.8 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Ocala Limestone Description: Dall and Harris (1892) referred to the limestones exposed near Ocala, Marion County, in central peninsular Florida as the Ocala Limestone. Puri (1953, 1957) elevated the Ocala Limestone to group status recognizing its component formations on the basis of foraminiferal faunas (biozones). Scott (1991) reduced the Ocala Group to formational status in accordance with the North American Stratigraphic Code (North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature, 1983). The Ocala Limestone consists of nearly pure limestones and occasional dolostones. It can be subdivided into lower and upper facies on the basis of lithology. The lower member is composed of a white to cream-colored, fine to medium grained, poorly to moderately indurated, very fossiliferous limestone (grainstone and packstone). The lower facies may not be present throughout the areal extent of the Ocala Limestone and may be partially to completely dolomitized in some regions (Miller, 1986). The upper facies is a white, poorly to well indurated, poorly sorted, very fossiliferous limestone (grainstone, packstone and wackestone). Silicified limestone (chert) is common in the upper facies. Fossils present in the Ocala Limestone include abundant large and smaller foraminifers, echinoids, bryozoans and mollusks. The large foraminifera Lepidocyclina sp. is abundant in the upper facies and extremely limited in the lower facies. The presence of these large foraminifers in the upper facies is quite distinctive. The Ocala Limestone is at or near the surface within the Ocala Karst District in the westcentral to northwestern peninsula and within the Dougherty Plain District in the north-central panhandle (Scott, in preparation). In these areas, the Ocala Limestone exhibits extensive karstification. These karst features often have tens of feet (meters) of relief, dramatically influencing the topography of the Ocala Karst District and the Dougherty Plain District (Scott, in preparation). Numerous disappearing streams and springs occur within these areas. The permeable, highly transmissive carbonates of the Ocala Limestone form an important part of the FAS. It is one of the most permeable rock units in the FAS (Miller, 1986). Comments: Upper Eocene - Priabonian Stage Lithology: Major:{limestone}, Minor:{dolostone}, Incidental:{chert} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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