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Center Quarter-Section Corner

Center Quarter-Section Corner

A special case of a quarter- corner. "To subdivide a section into the opposite quarter-section corners. The point of intersection of the lines thus run be the corner common to several quarter sections, or the legal center of section." (BLM, 1973, paragraph 3-87) The above definition is sometimes termed the "federal center quarter-section corner" and applies to BLM cadastral surveys. In some states alternate methods of section subdivision may be used and a non-federal method center quarter-section corner determined. In some cases, such as completion surveys, it is possible for one section to appear to have more than one center quarter-section corner.

1991

More Coal Mining Dictionary Terms

  1. Case Identifier
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  3. Case Land Status
  4. Case Serial Number
  5. Case Status
  6. Case Type
  7. Case Type Status
  8. Cash Certificate
  9. Cash Entry
  10. Catchment
  11. Center Quarter-Section Corner
  12. Certificate Of Approval
  13. Certificate Of Ownership
  14. Certificate Of Survey
  15. Certificate Of Title
  16. Certificate Of Transcript
  17. Certified Operator
  18. Certified Survey
  19. Chain Of Title
  20. Chainmen

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