Reliance Quarry Inc. Alton Quarry, Madison Co., Illinois, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 38° 53' 29'' North , 90° 10' 48'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 38.89139,-90.18000 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
REF:Deposit:: MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82
Deposit:: MSHA INSPECTION REPORTS 3-11&12-81 & 2-13-80.
Deposit:: RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81
Commodities (Major) - Stone - Crushed/Broken
Development Status: Producer
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.No minerals currently recorded for this locality.
Regional Geology
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Visean 330.9 - 346.7 Ma ID: 3010583 | St. Louis Limestone Age: Mississippian (330.9 - 346.7 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: St. Louis Limestone Comments: Thickness from stratigraphic columns: St. Louis Ls (0-500’) in southern Illinois (south of 40 degrees north latitude); St. Louis (0-100’) in northern Illinois (north of 40 degrees north latitude). In southern Illinois, unit includes "Martinsville" in lower part, and "Westfield" in upper part.[Oil well drillers' terms shown in quotation marks.] Lithology: Major:{limestone}, Minor:{dolostone}, Incidental:{anhydrite, gypsum} 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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