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Franklin Ranch Prospect

Occurrence in McMullen county in Texas, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062354
MRDS ID TC35724
Record type Site
Current site name Franklin Ranch Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.57199, 28.6061 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 MI S OF CHRISTINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McMullen(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cross(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pleasanton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Crystal City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Miguel(hydrologic unit)

Nueces(hydrologic accounting unit)

Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas McMullen

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 100 FT ALONG LIVE OAK CK PROSPECTED.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FOR ANALYSES AND FIRING TESTS SEE USGS B901 P. 144-146. ANALYSES AND FIRING TESTS SUGGEST THAT CLAY CONSISTS LARGELY OF ZEOLITES.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Yegua Formation
    Rock description Yegua Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.57199, 28.6061
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.57M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PITS.

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED BEFORE 1930'S FOR FIRE CLAY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS B901

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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