North Carolina · Catawba County
Past Producer

Shuford Limestone Quarry

Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
LimestoneHigh CalciumIronSulfur
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Commodities
PrimaryLimestone, High Calcium
TertiaryIron, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMETAMORPHOSED CHEMICAL SEDIMENT
Deposit sizeS
Geology
StructureNE FAULT SYSTEM
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID60001759
MRDS IDW028494
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.6279, -81.04921
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. 44QUARRY IN DENVER TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000