| Deposit ID | 10026363 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K004767 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | McKennis Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.57338, 35.35427 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 9 KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF ROBBINS, N. C. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Moore(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Zion Grove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Southern Pines(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Deep(hydrologic unit)
Cape Fear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cape Fear(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Moore |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| (1) | -79.57338, 35.35427 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K004767 |
BROADHURST, S. D., 1950, WHITE RESIDUAL CLAYS OF THE VOLCANIC SLATE BELT IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV OF MINERAL RESOURCES, INF. CIRC. 8, 23P.
CONLEY, J. F., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 76, 40P.
HART, J. R., 1951, AN INVESTIGATION OF BUFF - AND WHITE FIRING CLAYS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA STATE COLL. ENG. SCHOOL BULL. 49, 72P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE CLAYS WERE PRESERVED BECAUSE THEY WERE COVERED AND PROTECTED BY OVERLYING LOOSE TO POORLY CONSOLIDATED SANDS OF CRETACEOUS AGE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Burt, Edward R. | North Carolina Division of Land Resources |
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