SARMA DATABASE (SDB) MODEL FOR LEGAL
QUARRY EXTRACTION
IACOBDEAL QUARRY
1. ID of location
 Identification number of location (Dbase identification if available).
2. Name of location
 Name of deposit is chosen by the name of hill where the deposit takes
place.
3. Coordinates of location (using Google Earth):
 Y: 28 12 37 E
 X: latitude 45 06 31 N
 Z(medium) – only meters: 228.
4. Location type (can be)
 surface mining (quarry).
5. Status of location (can be)
 active.
6. Prosperity of the area with legal activity (can be)
 not prosperous.
7. Municipality
 municipality name: Turcoaia commune.
 name of the region: Tulcea county.
8. Date of data input
 to enter date of data in base (dd/mm/yyyy).
9. Name of person that registered the location in database
 last name (initial of first name): M.
10. Map name ((topographical)
 L35-105 (1:100.000)
 L35-105-C-b (1:25.000).
11. Name of geological map:
 38 Tulcea, L35-XXIX (1:200.000)
 134 c Peceneaga (L-35-105-C) (1:50.000).
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12. Broader location
Iacobdeal quarry is situated from geographical point of view in Iacobdeal Hill.
The granite deposit is located in the S – V part of the Macin Mountains, on the
top of the Iacobdeal Hill and it extends in the east-west direction for
approximately 3.3 km, and in the nord-south direction respectively for
approximately 1.1 km.
The perimeter of the Turcoaia - Iacobdeal quarry is located on the territory of
the Turcoaia commune, Tulcea County.
The Turcoaia – Iacobdeal quarry carries out their activity on the right bank of
Macin channel, east from the Turcoaia commune, Tulcea County.
The access to the area may be carried out by using the Macin – Tulcea –
Constanta National Road and the Danube, on the Turcoaia – Macin – Braila
route.
The altitude represent an important element in defining the character of the
geography floors, recording an amplitude between some m and 341.0 m.
13. Distance to nearby settlement (in km):
Exploitation perimeter of the Iacobdeal quarry is situated in Tulcea county, in
the territorial area of the Turcoaia commune. Turcoaia locality there is on the
right bank of Macin channel, at 15 km SSE from Macin town, 26 km SE from
Braila town and 5 km south from communal road 22 D. Access in the area is
possible by using the national road DN 22 (Braila-Macin-Tulcea) and
communal road 22 D or the express road E 87 (Constanta-Tulcea) and
communal road 22 D.
14. Distance and direction to distal settlements should be given
The distance from quarry to margin of Turcoaia village is approximately 0.5
km.
15. Location:
 degraded land, but covered by plants / overgrown
 nature conservation area.
16. Location visibility determined by visibility from settlement or local road(s)
 visible in local area (<5km).
17. Description of location (text)
 short description of location
18. position and description of the of the wider surroundings deposits
infrastructure near by
 high voltage lines.
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19. Waters nearby
 proximity and location of permanent (Danube River’s Macin chanel) water
protected areas.
20. Geological age of rock
 age of the rocks taken from recent geological maps: Permo-Carboniferous

period;
age of rocks determined by undertaken analysis (if different): 293 mil.
years.
21. Thickness of humus cover
 estimated thickness of humus in surface mining (quarrying) are 0,10-0,30
meters.
22. Thickness of weathered rock: estimated thickness of weathered rock in
surface mining (quarrying): some meters.
23. Rock type
 name of the rock (the geological one or any other commonly used):
alkaline granite;
24. Name of the rock by Mining Act: granite.
25. Rock description:
 field description: granite with riebeckit and egirin
 color: grey, with rose nuance and black or bluish-greenisg spots;
 texture: massive;
 structure: echigranular; granulas size: fine to 0,8-1,0 cm
 brittle deformation: no;
 rock homogeneity: good;
26. Rock analysis (made)
 Complexometry: N
 Hydro geological report of location or area Y
 Petrography Y
 Sample stored Y.
27. Volume of extracted rock (m3) (total and annual figures)
In 1880-2010 period, from Iacobdeal area (some quarries) was obtained
granite hundreds mil. tons
For 2010 the exploitation of approximately 1,748,000 tons of mining products
is expected.
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Granite from Iacobdeal quarry
28. Description of use of extracted material
 Construction
29. Resource estimation (m3) for actual quarry:
111 (B category reserves) – 74,244 thousand tons
121+122 (C1 category reserves) – 70,508 thousand tons
333 (C2 category reserves) – 5,161 thousand tons;
30. Area of resource estimation (ha)
 Estimation of the area with resource: approximately 4 km2;
31. Description of resources
 Description of specific characteristic of rocks:
 heavy rock: density ranging from 2.65 to 2.78 g/cm3;
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 very little porous rocks (porosity ranging from 1.19 to 4.50 %);
 very little absorbing rocks (water absorption at normal pressure and
temperature ranges from 0.07 to 0.61 %);
 high mechanical strength rocks (143 to 255 N/mm2);
 rocks resistant to mechanical shocks (4.4 to 10.9 N/m 2);
 low wear rocks (0.028 to 0.056 g/cm2).
Area of granite resource in Iacobdeal Hill
32. Potential use
 Description of potential use of rock made in field: aggregate, blocks,
crushed stone, chipping and other varieties needed for wearing courses,
road repair works, foundations and reinforcement.
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33. Remediation of location
 Location need to be remediate: yes.
34. Remarks
 No
35. References
 BRANA V., AVRAMESCU C., CALUGARU I. (1986) – Substante minerale
nemetalifere. Editura Tehnica. Bucuresti.
 MIHAILESCU N. ST., GRIGORE I. (1981) – Resurse minerale pentru
materiale de constructie. Editura Tehnica. Bucuresti.
 MARINESCU M., DRAGASTAN O., ANDREEA A., MAFTEIU M., SANDA
B. (2008) – Studiu privind resursele naturale (sol, subsol) ale judetului
Tulcea. Arh. Universitatii din Bucuresti.
 MUTIHAC V., IONESI L. (1975) - Geologia României. Editura Tehnică.
Bucureşti.
 MUTIHAC V. (1990) – Structura geologică a teritoriului României. Editura
Tehnică, Bucureşti.
 MUTIHAC V. et. al. ( 2004) - Geologia României. Editura Didactica şi
Pedagogica. Bucureşti.
 PARVU G., MOCANU GH., HIMBOVSCHI C., GRECESCU A. (1977) –
Roci utile din Romania. Editura Tehnica. Bucuresti.
 ROSU AL. (1980) – Geografia fizica a Romaniei. Editura Didactica si
Pedagogica. Bucuresti.
 *** Data from SC TARMAC ROMANIA SRL Bucharest.
36. Author
 Mihai Marinescu
37. Date of field check / exam
 May-July, 2010.
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