| Deposit ID | 10076048 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W022957 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bell Caay Number 3 Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.65783, 36.21315 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 131 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Weakley(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pillowville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
McKenzie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dyersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Obion(hydrologic unit)
Hatchie-Obion(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Mississippi-Hatchie(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Weakley |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| (1) | -88.65783, 36.21315 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W022957 |
CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K000936.
PROPERTY IS OWNED BY BEULAH ETTRESS SIMS AND IS OPERATED BY BELL
CLAY COMPANY.
BALL CLAY IS MINED FROM THE MIDDLE EOCENE CLAIBORNE FORMATION.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1973 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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