Quarry in Beekmantown limestone

Pennsylvania Geological Survey - Historical Photographs

About

Subject

Nonmetallic Mineral Resources

Description

Quarry in Beekmantown limestone, Calcite Quarry Corporation, east of Lebanon

Creator

Foose, Richard Martin, 1915-

Date

1940-08-05

Location Covered

Lebanon

Type

Image

Original Format

Photographs

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Source

5902

Note

Beekmantown limestone dips steeply south;
North wall (right) operations limited by high silica content;
South wall (left) operations limited by high magnesium content;
Depth of quarry = 80 feet

Relation

430.5

Rights

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Contact

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Contributing Institution

Pennsylvania Geological Survey

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.