North Carolina · Catawba County
Past Producer

Old Limestone Quarry of Catawba County

Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
LimestoneHigh Calcium
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Commodities
PrimaryLimestone, High Calcium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMETAMORPHOSED CHEMICAL SEDIMENT
Deposit sizeS
Geology
StructureNE FAULT SYSTEM
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID60001758
MRDS IDW028487
Alternate namesPowell Limestone Quarry
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.6554, -81.06451
References
CONRAD, S. G., 1960, CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE OF THE PIEDMONT AND MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL. DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 74, TEXT 56 P., QUARRY TEXT P. 43, 44.QUARRY IN DENVER TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.