Tennessee · Grainger County
Producer

Imperial Black Marble Quarry

Grainger County, Tennessee, United States
MarbleDimension
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
PrimaryMarble, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsMarble
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Maryville Limestone, Black Coarse Crystalline Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1944 - 1973
First production1944
Identification
Deposit ID10025345
MRDS IDK001188
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.37481, -83.44044
References
MAHER, S. W., AND WALTERS, J. P., 1960, THE MARBLE INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 9, 25 P1960 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORTMINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, T.D.G., T.V.A., U.S.B.M., MANUSCRIPT1973 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORYTENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY