Standard Slag Quarry, Adams County, Ohio, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Standard Slag Quarry | Quarry (Flooded) |
| Adams County | County |
| Ohio | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 57' 11'' North , 83° 18' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Flooded) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rarden | 154 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Peebles | 1,764 (2017) | 8.5km |
| Sinking Spring | 133 (2017) | 14.9km |
| Seaman | 924 (2017) | 22.9km |
| McDermott | 434 (2017) | 24.8km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Adams Quarry
The Standard Slag quarry is a now flooded and abandoned quarry in Adams County, Ohio. The quarry is located east of the intersection of Ohio State Route 32 and State Route 73. The exact year the Standard Slag quarry began operations is unknown, but it was first mentioned in a 1983 report by the Ohio Geological Survey. In 1989, the Standard Slag company was acquired by the Lafarge Corporation and was officially "re-incorporated" as a satellite company of Lafarge in 1991.
The quarry continued operating until 1994, when it then underwent reclamation. On August 17, 1994, the permit for the Standard Slag quarry (IM-659) was amended into the license of the nearby Plum Run quarry (IM-237). The Plum Run Quarry is currently (2025) owned and operated by Heidelberg Materials. Heidelberg Materials may have plans to resume mining at this location again.
The rocks exposed in the Standard Slag quarry in descending stratigraphic order are the Greenfield Dolomite, the Lilley Formation, and the Bisher Formation.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
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- Shawnee DomainDomain
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Standard Slag Quarry, Adams County, Ohio, USA