Land Use Data for Latitude 35.25 Longitude -83.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherCropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Ecosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Oil-bearing crops
Seed Cotton
Soybeans
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
Soil Types
AcrisolsCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Iron | |
| Talc-Soapstone | |
| Vermiculite | |
| Andrews Quarry (Surface) | Marble, Dimension |
| Beryl Pegmatite Occurrence | Beryllium |
| Blowing Spring Talc Occurrence | Talc-Soapstone |
| Bumgarner Prospect | Clay |
| C. M. Schlagel Iron Prospect | Iron |
| Columbia Marble Co. Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone, Copper, Marble, Dimension, Sulfur, Lead |
| Columbia Marble Company Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone, Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Zinc, Marble, Dimension, Lead |
| Eliot & Leatherwood Iron Prospect | Iron |
| Eliot and Leatherwood Iron Prospect | Iron |
| Flagstone Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Dimension |
| Fred Enlow Farm (Surface) | Manganese |
| Gay Bryant Prospect | Iron |
| George Luther Iron Prospect | Iron |
| George Luther Prospect | Iron |
| Grey Quarry (Surface) | Marble, Dimension |
| Harrison Construction Company Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Hartsfield & Turner Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone |
| Hartsfield and Turner Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone |
| Hewitt Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Ira Beadles Prospect (Surface-Underground) | Manganese |
| Iron Prospect | Iron |
| J. Van Davis Prospect | Iron |
| J. W. Cooper Iron Prospect | Iron, Manganese |
| J. W. Walker Iron Prospect | Iron, Manganese |
| J.W. Cooper Prospect | Iron, Manganese |
| Jesse Hooper Farm (Surface) | Manganese |
| Jim Bradley (Surface) | Manganese |
| Kitchen Prospect | Copper |
| Kitchen Prospect | Iron, Copper |
| Mark Rogers Property | Vermiculite |
| Matherson Pit (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Mission Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Molybdenite Occurrence | Molybdenum |
| Palmer Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone |
| Pounding Mill Creek (Surface) | Manganese |
| Raleigh Taylor Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Dimension |
| Rogers Iron Prospect | Iron |
| Rogers Prospect | Iron |
| Rubble Quarry (Surface) | Marble, Dimension |
| Shooting Creek | Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium |
| Shooting Creek Placer | Titanium, Metal |
| Silver Creek Flagstone Mine (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Tusquitte Creek Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Valley Placer | Gold |
| Vineyard Creek (Surface) | Manganese |
| Vineyard Mountain | Manganese |
| Vineyard Mt. Deposit | Manganese |
| W. P. Smith Prospect | Iron |
| W.E. Kitchens Prospect (Surface) | Molybdenum |
| Warne-Sylva Kyn Belt | Kyanite |
| Wayne Hogsed (Surface) | Manganese |
| Weber Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone |
| Welch Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver |
| Welch Prospect | Iron, Copper, Gold, Silver |
| Whiting Prospect | Iron |
| Will Hall Farm (Surface) | Manganese |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.
