Santee Limestone / Limestone and Marl Formations

Santee Limestone / Limestone and Marl Formations (HMEIH)

Location: Cross, SC 29436 Orangeburg County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 24.485', W 80° 17.901'

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Santee Limestone
Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), noted British geologist, visited S.C. in 1842 and described its geology in his Travels in North America..., published in several editions. He named the bedrock limestone underlying this area "Santee Limestone." Lyell estimated Santee Limestone to date from the Eocene epoch, more than 40 million years ago.

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Limestone and Marl Formations
Many kinds of fossil marine animals are found embedded in Santee Limestone. This limestone, in solution, forms sinks and subsurface caves. Eutaw Springs, now flooded by Lake Marion, flowed from such channels. An impure limestone-bases clay known as "Cooper Marl" overlies Santee Limestone throughout the lowcountry. Both are primary raw materials in portland cement produced nearby.
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HM NumberHMEIH
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Marker Number38-29
Year Placed2004
Placed ByThe Carolina Geological Society, replacing marker erected in 1964 by the Division of State Parks, S.C. Commission of Forestry
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Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 2:18am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 565242 N 3696748
Decimal Degrees33.40808333, -80.29835000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 24.485', W 80° 17.901'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 24' 29.10" N, 80° 17' 54.06" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12933 Old Number Six Hwy, Cross SC 29436, US
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