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Limestone from
Alloms Sand pit (Allons prospect), Overton County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Type:Limestone
Comments:Mississippian Monteagle Limestone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alloms Sand pit (Allons prospect), Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1350249
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1350249:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
7.3km (4.6 miles) Livingston Limestone Company East Quarry, Overton County, Tennessee, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) South Quarry (Livingston Limestone Company; Inc.), Overton County, Tennessee, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) Overton County Highway Deptartment Quarry, Overton County, Tennessee, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) Hagan Prospect, Pickett County, Tennessee, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) Dixie Limestone Company Quarry, Clay County, Tennessee, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) Celina Quarry (Dixie Limestone Company; Inc.), Clay County, Tennessee, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) Pickett Company Hwy. Dept. Pit No. 164, Pickett County, Tennessee, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) Algood Quarry (Mid-South Pavers; Inc.; Poteet Quarry), Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) Putnam Company Highway Deptartment Quarry Pit No. 183, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) Wright Quarry (Frogge and Williams; Inc.; Wrights Quarry), Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
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