North Carolina · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Keener Limestone Quarry

Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
LimestoneHigh CalciumCopperMicaIron
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Commodities
PrimaryLimestone, High Calcium
TertiaryCopper, Mica, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMETAMORPHOSED CHEMICAL SEDIMENT
Deposit sizeS
Geology
StructureNE FAULT SYSTEM
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1800
Discovery year1800
Identification
Deposit ID60001760
MRDS IDW028495
Alternate namesBeal Limestone Quarry
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.534, -81.13812
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. 43QUARRY IN MAIDEN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000