Chester Quarry, Randolph Co., Illinois, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 37° 56' 4'' North , 89° 52' 15'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 37.93444,-89.87083 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
REF:Deposit:: MSHA PRODUCERS LIST 11/82
Deposit:: MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 6-16-81.
Deposit:: RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81
Commodities (Major) - Stone - Crushed/Broken
Development Status: Past Producer
Commodity List
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Regional Geology
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Serpukhovian 323.2 - 330.9 Ma ID: 2996844 | Upper Pope Group (Tar Springs Sandstone through Kinkaid Limestone) Age: Mississippian (323.2 - 330.9 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Vienna Limestone; Waltersburg Formation; Menard Limestone; Palestine Sandstone; Clore Formation; Degonia Sandstone; Negli Creek Limestone; Cave Hill Shale Member; Goreville Limestone Member; Grove Church Shale Member Comments: According to the stratigraphic column, the Pope Group only occurs in southern Illinois (south of 40 degrees north latitude). The upper part of the Pope Group is comprised, from oldest to youngest, of the Tar Springs Sandstone (0-150’), Vienna Limestone (0-60’), Waltersburg Formation (0-100’), Menard Limestone (0-150’, includes the Walche Limestone, Scottsburg Limestone, and Allard Limestone Members), Palestine Sandstone (0-120’), Clore Formation (0-150’, includes the Cora Limestone, Tygett Sandstone, and Ford Station Limestone Members), Degonia Sandstone (0-150’), and Kinkaid Limestone (0-230’, includes the Negli Creek Limestone, Cave Hill Shale, Goreville Limestone, and Grove Church Shale Members). Lithology: Major:{limestone,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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