Franklin Mine (Franklin Limestone Company; Inc.; Crab Orchard Mine), Cumberland Co., Tennessee, USA
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 35° 54' 26'' North , 84° 51' 59'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 35.90722,-84.86639 |
REF:Deposit:: CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K331355.
Deposit:: MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JULY 20 AND 21, 197
Deposit:: PROPERTY IS OWNED BY A.B. HART AND RODES HART.
Deposit:: LIMESTONE IS MINED FROM THE MISSISSIPPIAN MONTEAGLE
Commodities (Major) - Stone - Crushed/Broken
Development Status: Producer
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This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Mississippian 323.2 - 358.9 Ma | Monteagle Limestone Age: Mississippian (323.2 - 358.9 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Monteagle Limestone Description: Mainly fragmental and oolitic, light-gray limestone; blocky bryozoan chert weathers from base. Thickness 180 to 300 feet. Comments: East-Central sheet Lithology: Major:{limestone}, 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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