Cantu Pits

Past Producer in Bexar county in Texas, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062356
MRDS ID TC35726
Record type Site
Current site name Cantu Pits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.27088, 29.35469 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.5 MI SE OF SAYERS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bexar(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elmendorf(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Antonio(hydrologic unit)

San Antonio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Bexar

Comments on the location information

  • IN NEGRO HOLLOW.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FIRE BRICK - FOR FIRING TESTS SEE USGS B901, P. 109-113.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.27088, 29.35469

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years EARLY 1900'S-

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sunset Brick And Tile Co. ; Alamo Iron Works (1930'S)
    First year 1903

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED BY USGS/WPA 1930'S.

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.