Central Rock Products Quarry, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 36° 0' 30'' North , 79° 44' 54'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 36.00842,-79.74839 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
A quarry located on E US highway 421, central Guilford Co.
Rock is metagranite and granodiorite.
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Regional Geology
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Middle Cambrian - Cryogenian 501 - 720 Ma ID: 2722644 | Metamorphosed Granitic Rock Age: Neoproterozoic to Cambrian (501 - 720 Ma) Description: Megacrystic, well foliated; locally contains hornblende. Chapel Hill, Chatham, Farrington, Meadow Flats, Mt. Moriah, Parks Crossroads plutons, and Roxboro and Vance County suites. Lithology: Major:{metagranite} 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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