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U.S.D. Clay No. 7 Pit

Producer in Carroll county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Kaolin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025281
MRDS ID K000988
Record type Site
Current site name U.S.D. Clay No. 7 Pit
Related records 10129263

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.46421, 35.86927 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Relative position 1.1 MILE NORTHEAST OF PALESTINE CHURCH AND 500 FEET NORTH OF CAVE CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carroll(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clarksburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Milan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Blytheville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Obion(hydrologic unit)

Hatchie-Obion(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Hatchie(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Carroll

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.46421, 35.86927
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Mississippi Embayment

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 3.66M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1960
Production years 1960-1972

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner United Sierra Division, Cyprus Mines Corp.
    Home office Gleason, Tn.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ruff Ross, Clarksburg, Tn. (Leased By American Cyanamide - Subleased To Usd.)

Comments on the production information

  • BENEFICIATION - DRYING, GRINDING, CLASSIFICATION; TRANSPORTATION BY TRUCK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WHITLATCH, G. I., 1940, THE CLAYS OF WEST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 49, 355 P

  • Deposit

    1940 GEOLMAP TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, MAP-REPORT

  • Deposit

    1973 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, T.D.G., T.V.A., U.S.B.M., MANUSCRIPT

  • Production

    TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY 1972 MINE INVENTORY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USED IN CERAMIC INDUSTRY BUT MAINLY A KAOLIN TYPE CLAY, HIGHER IN ALUMINA (ABOUT 35%) THAN THE BALL CLAYS. USED VERY LITTLE BECAUSE OF HIGH IRON CONTENT (ABOUT 1%) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

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