“Aggregates” is the term geologists use to describe rocks used for building and construction purposes. Aggregate Potential Mapping (APM) aims to identify areas where aggregate is most likely to be found. In this project, “pits” are excavations into Quaternary sediments, and the gravel pit inventory is used to score Granular Aggregate Potential, “quarries” are excavations into bedrock, and the quarry inventory is used to score Crushed Rock Aggregate Potential.Evidence of extraction over time is a key indicator of aggregate potential. While older pits and quarries are important to include, the generally larger operations of recent times receive the highest scores in the APM process. These latter are also of more relevance in that they reflect the demands of modern aggregates production, both in market type and in material standards.This map shows the areas where pits and quarries occur across Ireland. The areas are displayed according to the period of activity.It is a vector dataset. Vector data portray the world using points, lines, and polygons (areas). The data is shown as polygons. Each polygon holds information on the county it is located, Pit or Quarry, Local Authority Reference, Site name, Site address, Operator, Status, Mineral, Processing, Products, Additional Details, Hours of operation, Source dataset and Activity Period.This map shows the locations where pits and quarries occur across Ireland. The areas are displayed according to type.It is a vector dataset. Vector data portray the world using points, lines, and polygons (areas). The data is shown as points. Each point holds information on the ID, Coordinates, Pit or Quarry Type, Age, Notes and Mineral Location Number.Please read the metadata lineage for further information.Please zoom in beyond 1:400,000 to see the data.

The Digital Geologic-GIS Map of the Dinosaur Quarry Quadrangle, Utah is composed of GIS data layers and GIS tables, and is available in the following GRI-supported GIS data formats: 1.) an ESRI file geodatabase (diqu_geology.gdb), and a 2.) Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) geopackage. The file geodatabase format is supported with a 1.) ArcGIS Pro 3.X map file (.mapx) file (diqu_geology.mapx) and individual Pro 3.X layer (.lyrx) files (for each GIS data layer). Upon request, the GIS data is also available in ESRI shapefile format. Contact Stephanie O'Meara (see contact information below) to acquire the GIS data in these GIS data formats. In addition to the GIS data and supporting GIS files, three additional files comprise a GRI digital geologic-GIS dataset or map: 1.) a readme file (dino_geology_gis_readme.pdf), 2.) the GRI ancillary map information document (.pdf) file (dino_geology.pdf) which contains geologic unit descriptions, as well as other ancillary map information and graphics from the source map(s) used by the GRI in the production of the GRI digital geologic-GIS data for the park, and 3.) a user-friendly FAQ PDF version of the metadata (diqu_geology_metadata_faq.pdf). Please read the dino_geology_gis_readme.pdf for information pertaining to the proper extraction of the GIS data and other map files. QGIS software is available for free at: https://www.qgis.org/en/site/. The data were completed as a component of the Geologic Resources Inventory (GRI) program, a National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Division funded program that is administered by the NPS Geologic Resources Division (GRD). For a complete listing of GRI products visit the GRI publications webpage: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/geologic-resources-inventory-products.htm. For more information about the Geologic Resources Inventory Program visit the GRI webpage: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/gri.htm. At the bottom of that webpage is a "Contact Us" link if you need additional information. You may also directly contact the program coordinator, Jason Kenworthy (jason_kenworthy@nps.gov). Source geologic maps and data used to complete this GRI digital dataset were provided by the following: U.S. Geological Survey. Detailed information concerning the sources used and their contribution the GRI product are listed in the Source Citation section(s) of this metadata record (diqu_geology_metadata.txt or diqu_geology_metadata_faq.pdf). Users of this data are cautioned about the locational accuracy of features within this dataset. Based on the source map scale of 1:24,000 and United States National Map Accuracy Standards features are within (horizontally) 12.2 meters or 40 feet of their actual location as presented by this dataset. Users of this data should thus not assume the location of features is exactly where they are portrayed in ArcGIS Pro, QGIS or other software used to display this dataset. All GIS and ancillary tables were produced as per the NPS GRI Geology-GIS Geodatabase Data Model v. 2.3. (available at: https://www.nps.gov/articles/gri-geodatabase-model.htm).

“Aggregates” is the term geologists use to describe rocks used for building and construction purposes. Aggregate Potential Mapping (APM) aims to identify areas where aggregate is most likely to be found. In this project, “pits” are excavations into Quaternary sediments, and the gravel pit inventory is used to score Granular Aggregate Potential, “quarries” are excavations into bedrock, and the quarry inventory is used to score Crushed Rock Aggregate Potential.Evidence of extraction over time is a key indicator of aggregate potential. While older pits and quarries are important to include, the generally larger operations of recent times receive the highest scores in the APM process. These latter are also of more relevance in that they reflect the demands of modern aggregates production, both in market type and in material standards.This map shows the areas where pits and quarries occur across Ireland. The areas are displayed according to the period of activity.It is a vector dataset. Vector data portray the world using points, lines, and polygons (areas). The data is shown as polygons. Each polygon holds information on the county it is located, Pit or Quarry, Local Authority Reference, Site name, Site address, Operator, Status, Mineral, Processing, Products, Additional Details, Hours of operation, Source dataset and Activity Period.This map shows the locations where pits and quarries occur across Ireland. The areas are displayed according to type.It is a vector dataset. Vector data portray the world using points, lines, and polygons (areas). The data is shown as points. Each point holds information on the ID, Coordinates, Pit or Quarry Type, Age, Notes and Mineral Location Number.Please read the metadata lineage for further information.Please zoom in beyond 1:400,000 to see the data.

This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location and name of active mineral workings in the UK and is derived from the BGS BritPits (British Pits) database. The BritPits database of onshore mineral workings in the UK is based on the records of the BGS, the Coal Authority, industry sources and the Valuation Office Agency (Minerals) and is maintained by the BGS Onshore Minerals and Energy Resources Programme. The database describes individual workings, both currently active and formerly worked, in terms of name, location (including Mineral Planning Authority), ownership, basic geology, commodity produced and end-uses. Contact details including the operator name, address, postcode and telephone and fax numbers are held where known. The location of over 6000 workings are held, with about 2000 currently being worked. The data can be produced digitally, under licence, in formats to meet customer requirements, such as locations of workings or operator addresses, and is suitable for use in GIS applications using the British National Grid. Although the GeoIndex is updated at regular intervals more information may be available than is shown at any one time.

These data are part of a larger USGS project to develop an updated geospatial database of mines, mineral deposits and mineral regions in the United States. Mine and prospect-related symbols, such as those used to represent prospect pits, mines, adits, dumps, tailings, etc., hereafter referred to as “mine” symbols or features, are currently being digitized on a state-by-state basis from the 7.5-minute (1:24,000-scale) and the 15-minute (1:48,000 and 1:62,500-scale) archive of the USGS Historical Topographic Maps Collection, or acquired from available databases (California and Nevada, 1:24,000-scale only). Compilation of these features is the first phase in capturing accurate locations and general information about features related to mineral resource exploration and extraction across the U.S. To date, the compilation of 500,000-plus point and polygon mine symbols from approximately 67,000 maps of 22 western states has been completed: Arizona (AZ), Arkansas (AR), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Louisiana (LA), Minnesota (MN), Missouri (MO), Montana (MT), North Dakota (ND), Nebraska (NE), New Mexico (NM), Nevada (NV), Oklahoma (OK), Oregon (OR), South Dakota (SD), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), and Wyoming (WY). The process renders not only a more complete picture of exploration and mining in the western U.S., but an approximate time line of when these activities occurred. The data may be used for land use planning, assessing abandoned mine lands and mine-related environmental impacts, assessing the value of mineral resources from Federal, State and private lands, and mapping mineralized areas and systems for input into the land management process. The data are presented as three groups of layers based on the scale of the source maps. No reconciliation between the data groups was done.

The authorisation to open a quarry on land is governed by an Environmental Protection Classified Facility (EPCI) (Article R.511-9 of the Environmental Code). In addition, Articles 109 and 109-1 of the Mining Code provide for the possibility of creating special quarrying areas for the preservation of quarry materials for the conservation of quarry materials for the territory and at international level (Articles L.321-1 of the Mining Code and Articles 1 to 6 of Decree No. 97-181 of 28 February 1997). In addition to the general provisions for the opening and operation of a quarry, a special area may be defined in a given geographical area for one or more quarrying substances. The research and exploitation of the latter shall be subject to: — authorisation to search for the so-called substance(s), with a maximum duration of 3 years renewable, in the absence of the consent of the land owner in the light of the applicant’s technical and financial capacity and the planned work; — an exclusive quarry permit (initially valid for a maximum of 10 years) to exploit the substance(s), excluding any other person and/or occupy land necessary for such exploitation.These areas are established by decree in the Council of State in the light of an environmental impact assessment of the activities envisaged, after consulting the departmental quarry commission(s) concerned and a two-month public inquiry.

An excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone or the like is obtained by cutting, blasting etc

Data Dictionary for quarry_poly: https://docs.topo.linz.govt.nz/data-dictionary/tdd-class-quarry_poly.html

This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland, Chatham and New Zealand's offshore islands, at 1:50,000 scale.

Further information on Topo50: http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50

Aggregate Potential Mapping Ireland (ROI) ITM. Published by Geological Survey Ireland. Available under the license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0).These maps shows the aggregate potential across Ireland.
To produce these maps, scores were given to each area based on several factors such as rock type suitability, number of quarries, area, elevation etc. The final score was a number between 5 and 100 The maps shows the scores sorted into five different ranges; • Very High potential - red • High potential - orange • Moderate Potential - yellow • Low Potential - green • Very Low Potential - blue Aggregate maps include:Granular and Crushed Rock. Also available are: Sand and gravel deposits. Pits and Quarry Locations....

This location is part of the Arizona Mineral Industry Location System (AzMILS), an inventory of mineral occurences, prospects and mine locations in Arizona. Coconino531 is located in T22N R2W Sec 24 NE in the Hearst Mountain - 15 Min quad. This collection consists of various reports, maps, records and related materials acquired by the Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources regarding mining properties in Arizona. Information was obtained by various means, including the property owners, exploration companies, consultants, verbal interviews, field visits, newspapers and publications. Some sections may be redacted for copyright. Please see the access statement.

ADMMR map collection: Santa Rita Limestone Quarry, Map of Claims; 1 in. to 300 feet; 18 x 21 in.

ADMMR map collection: Santa Rita Limestone Quarry, Property Map; 1 in. to 200 feet; 30 x 42 in.

This dataset represents the locations of licenced and permitted pits and quarries regulated by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry under the Aggregate Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990. Aggregate site data has been divided into active and inactive sites. Active sites may be further subdivided into partial surrenders. In partial surrenders, defined areas of a site are inactive while the rest of the site remains active. The data includes: * site location and size * licensee name * approval type (licence or permit) * operation type (pit or quarry) * maximum annual tonnage limit * the MNRF district responsible for the site Use our interactive pits and quarries map to find active sites. This data does not include aggregate sites regulated by the Ministry of Transportation.

Map Service of delimitations approved in Decree 61/1999, of May 28, 1999, of the revision of the Sectoral Master Plan for quarries of the Balearic Islands.

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The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles. A total of 88,479 acres (35,806 ha) comprising LAMR, ALFL and its environ was mapped. The area mapped within the Park boundary was 43,037 acres (17, 417 ha). Thirty-four map units were developed to describe the landscape. Of all the map units, the most frequently occurring within the entire mapping area was Map Unit 8, Honey Mesquite Shrubland with 825 polygons ranging in size from under 0.01 acres to over 285 acres. The most abundant map unit in terms of area was Map Unit 17, Upland Slopes/Rolling Hills Vegetation Complex at 27,128 acres or about 31% of the total mapped area but 18% of the Park. Normally the standard minimum mapping unit for NPS vegetation mapping projects is defined as 0.5 hectares. However, this definition was used as a guideline and the actual minimum threshold defined by the high resolution of the aerial photography was more in the range of 1/4 acre.

ADMMR map collection: Santa Rita Limestone Quarry, Section 'A-A', Looking S.30 deg E; 1 in. to 40 feet; 19 x 17 in.

This reference contains the imagery data used in the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Orthophotos, raw imagery, and scanned aerial photos are common files held here. A 2-tiered contract for acquiring aerial photography was established with Horizons, Incorporated of Rapid City, South Dakota. This contract specified the acquisition of color infrared (CIR) aerial photography for LAMR and vicinity at two different scales. In addition to the standard 1:12,000 scale photography typically used for photo-interpretation, the project also required 1:40,000 scale photography for the production of orthophotos for the entire area. The project area is covered by 16 flight lines flown southwest to northeast for the 1:12,000 scale photography and 4 flight lines for the 1:40,000 scale photography. A total of 364 CIR photographs were taken at 1:12,000 (1"=1,000') scale and 58 CIR photographs for the 1:40,000 (1" = 3,333') all printed on 9"x 9" paper stock. Forward overlap for all photographs was approximately 55-65% and sidelap between flight lines was approximately 25-35%. All photography was acquired on July 14-16, 2002.

These are the files containing other information used for this thesis from which the various maps showing locations of quarries, samples, and artefacts were created. Each is in .csv format. The files are:

• Artefact data file.csv
• Quarries.csv
• Trace element map sample locations.csv

Artefact data file.csv: On line databases for 10 Swedish museums were searched for their steatite artefacts, and the information was compiled to this file. For those artefacts where the location was given only in the form of a place name I consulted online maps, including the Swedish National Map service, https://minkarta.lantmateriet.se/ and https://www.google.com/maps to determine a latitude and longitude for the address/location described. If the exact location could not be determined, or was not listed, but the database listed the parish in which it was found, then the location of the parish was determined from https://socknar.se/, and the location of the parish church was recorded. If there was not even a parish listed, then the approximate centre of the province was recorded. These three levels of accuracy for the location are recorded under the variable name “accuracy”.

Quarries.csv: The data for these steatite quarry, outcrop, and prospect locations was primarily obtained from the Norwegian Geological Survey (https://geo.ngu.no/kart/mineralressurser_mobil/) for the quarries located in Norway, and the Swedish Geological Survey (https://apps.sgu.se/kartvisare/kartvisare-malm-mineral.html) for those located in Sweden. This information was supplemented with some data from my own field work when collecting samples, and from the Swedish national archaeological database (https://app.raa.se/open/fornsok/).

Trace element map sample locations.csv: This file contains information specific to the samples analysed with LA-ICP-MS for this thesis, with location and geologic information coming from the quarry locations file (see above), and the information pertaining to the sample and trace-element composition map number, which epoxy mount it is in, and the date of analysis is recorded from working notes.

The Quarry Directory shows the location of sand and gravel, crushed rock and dimension stone quarries in Ireland.A questionnaire was sent to all known active quarries and pits (around 1,700). A location map (Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) 1:50,000 Discovery Series) was provided to verify the location. Mines were not included. There are currently only two active metal mines in Ireland, the Navan and Lisheen zinc-lead mines. Most questionnaires (for 22 counties) were sent out in the latter half of 2012 with the remainder being sent out in 2013. Some follow-up phone calls were made in late 2013 and mid-2014. Around 360 replies were received, for both active and inactive quarries and pits.This map is to the scale 1:50,000. This means it should be viewed at that scale. When printed at that scale 1cm on the map relates to a distance of 500m. It is a vector dataset. Vector data portray the world using points, lines, and polygons (areas).The data is shown as points. Points are coloured according to rock type. Each point holds information on the quarry name, address, contact details, operational status, operator details, product, output, processing, ancillary activities, rock type and market.

This location is part of the Arizona Mineral Industry Location System (AzMILS), an inventory of mineral occurences, prospects and mine locations in Arizona. Maricopa804 is located in T1N R2E Sec 30 NE in the Fowler - 7.5 Min quad. This collection consists of various reports, maps, records and related materials acquired by the Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources regarding mining properties in Arizona. Information was obtained by various means, including the property owners, exploration companies, consultants, verbal interviews, field visits, newspapers and publications. Some sections may be redacted for copyright. Please see the access statement.