Snowflake Quarry (Acme Limestone Company), Greenbrier Co., West Virginia, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 37° 44' 37'' North , 80° 33' 5'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 37.7436111111, -80.5513888889 |
REF:Deposit:: MESA INSP.
Deposit:: MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JULY 21, 1971.
Deposit:: QUARRY IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY ACME LIMESTONE COMPANY.
Deposit:: OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.
Commodities (Major) - Limestone - General
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Development Status: Past Producer
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Mississippian 323.2 - 358.9 Ma | Greenbrier Group Age: Mississippian (323.2 - 358.9 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Greenbrier Group Description: Marine limestone and marine and non-marine red and gray shale, and minor sandstone beds in numerous formational units. Comments: Thickness: Northeastern 400 ft, Western 10 ft, Southeastern 1180 ft Lithology: Major:{limestone,shale}, Minor:{sandstone} 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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