Lemon Springs Quarry, Lee Co., North Carolina, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 35° 24' 32'' North , 79° 12' 5'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 35.40889,-79.20139 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
REF:Deposit:: MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JAN. 16 & 18.
Deposit:: NC GEOL SURVEY
Deposit:: MSHA INSPECTORS 1978
Deposit:: 1981 MSHA LIST.
Deposit:: 1981 CMS LIST.
Deposit:: 1981 RCF LIST.
Deposit:: USGS GSC LIST, JULY, 95.
Commodities (Major) - Stone - Crushed/Broken
Development Status: Producer
Commodity List
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Regional Geology
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Cretaceous 66 - 145 Ma ID: 2940324 | Middendorf Formation Age: Cretaceous (66 - 145 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Middendorf Formation Description: Sand, sandstone, and mudstone, gray to pale gray with an orange cast, mottled; clay balls and iron-cemented concretions common, beds laterally discontinuous, cross-bedding common. Lithology: Major:{sand}, Minor:{sandstone,mudstone,clay} 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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