Anderson Quarry (Cowan Stone Company), Franklin Co., Tennessee, USA
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 34° 59' 31'' North , 85° 54' 22'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 34.99194,-85.90611 |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
REF:Deposit:: HERSHEY, R. E. AND MAHER, S. W., 1963, LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 65, 231 P
Deposit:: 1963 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
Deposit:: 1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY
Deposit:: CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001286.
Deposit:: MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT SEPT. 13, 14 AND 17
Deposit:: PROPERTY IS OWNED BY COWAN STONE COMPANY
Deposit:: OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.
Commodities (Major) - Limestone - General
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Mascot Dolomite
Host Rock: Dolomite, Limestone
Mineral List
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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 ID: 2980450 | St. Louis Limestone and Warsaw Limestone Age: Mississippian (323.2 - 358.9 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: St. Louis Limestone; Warsaw Limestone Description: St. Louis Limestone - Fine-grained, brownish-gray limestone, dolomitic and cherty. Thickness 80 to 160 feet.; and Warsaw Limestone - Mainly medium- to coarse-grained, gray limestone, crossbedded. Includes much calcareous sandstone and shale to the north. Thickness 100 to 130 feet. Comments: East-Central sheet Lithology: Major:{limestone}, Minor:{sandstone,shale} 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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