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Athens Pit

Producer in Henderson 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064383
MRDS ID TC38736
Record type Site
Current site name Athens Pit
Related records 10276139, 10064389

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.83887, 32.19461 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Henderson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Athens(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tyler(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tyler(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Trinity-Tehuacana(hydrologic unit)

Lower Trinity(hydrologic accounting unit)

Trinity(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Henderson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BRICK

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 219
USGS model code 31k.2
Deposit model name Fire clay

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Wilcox Group
    Rock description Wilcox Gp
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) Carizzo Sand
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Athens-Malakoff

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Athens Brick Co., Inc.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PROCESSES AND FIRED AT ATHENS PLANT SINCE 1955.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1991, NONPETROLEUM MINERAL PRODUCERS IN TEXAS.

  • Deposit

    TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, RI 54, P. 37.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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