| Deposit ID | 10060262 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10261 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pantano Clay Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Cross Hill Quarry |
| Related records | 10186406 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.58623, 32.01179 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NEAR PANTANO WASH IN EASTERN PIMA COUNTY. ABOUT 25 MILES SE OF TUCSON-- N OF INTERSTATE 10 AND 2 MILES NW OF THE PANTANO INTERCHANGE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rincon Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rillito(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 016S | 017E | 26 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Brick Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Illite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Result | GOOD PLASTICITY, GOOD COLORS, GOOD STRENGTH, FIRE WITHIN 100 DEGREES C RANGE, HAVE A SHORT AND ABRUPT VITRIFICATION RANGE, LOW CALCIUM CARBONATE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| Rock unit name | Pantano Formation | ||
| Rock description | Pantano Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -110.58623, 32.01179 |
|---|
| Thickness | 70M |
|---|---|
| Length | 4500M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Clinton-Campbell Contracting Inc. |
| First year | 1991 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10261 |
FUNNELL, J.E., AND WOLFE, E.J., 1964, "COMPENDIUM ON NONMETALLIC MINERALS OF ARIZONA", P. 98.
PATTERSON, S.H., 1969, "CLAY", IN ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 332.
PHILLIPS, K.A., BEARD, R.R., NIEMUTH, N.J., AND BAIN, D.R., 1991, ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA--1992: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 39, 20 P.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 1989, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA, INCORPORATING SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS--1989-90: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 36, 14 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE PITS. MATERIAL IS SLIGHTLY INDURATED DARK GRAY TO BROWN SHALE. THE SHALE OCCURS IN A BASIN ABOUT 3 MI LONG AND 1 MI WIDE. THE DEPOSIT IS ABOUT 35 M THICK AT CROSS HILL, BUT COULD BE AS THICK AS 70 M ABOUT 2.5 KM TO THE NORTH. DEPOSIT CROPS OUT OVER AN AREA OF MORE THAN 6 SQ KM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1991 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Wells, Tina) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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