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Brick Clay, Hudsonville, Mississippi

Producer in Benton county in Mississippi, United States with commodity Brick 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. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068449
MRDS ID W001508
Record type Site
Current site name Brick Clay, Hudsonville, Mississippi
Alternate or previous names Brick Clay Hudsonville, Miss.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.33895, 34.86484 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Benton(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Holly Springs SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Holly Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tupelo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coldwater(hydrologic unit)

Yazoo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Yazoo(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Benton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Montmorillonite Ore
Kaolinite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Illite Gangue

Analytical data

Result PERCENT: SIO2(60.5) AL2O3(25.2) FE2O3(0.6) MNO(0.0) CAO(0.4) MGO(2.5) K2O(1.8) NA2O(0.0) TIO2(1.4) LOI(7.6)

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 Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Carbonatite, Intrusive

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.33895, 34.86484
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Silty Clay

Comments on the geologic information

  • HATCHETIGBEE FORMATION;
  • ORIGINAL RECORD STATES THAT BALL CLAY IS IN ZILPHA FM OF EOCENE AGE
  • SIO2(60.5), AL2O3(25.2), FE2O3(0.6), MNO(0.0), CAO(0.4), MGO(2.5), K2O(1.8), NA2O(0,0), TIO2(1.4), LOI(7.6)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Holly Springs Brick And Tile Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 11

  • Deposit

    Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.

  • Deposit

    Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Holly Springs Brick and Tile

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 Hosterman, John W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 24-SEP-1997 Thompson, David E. Mississippi Office of Geology Added Reference; Changed Formation Name From Zilpha To Hatchetigbee;
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Checked Location; Added Commodity And Material Codes

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