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Iredell County Clay Mine

Producer in Iredell county in North Carolina, 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. Host and associated rocks
  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 10080645
MRDS ID W031974
Record type Site
Current site name Iredell County Clay Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.05814, 35.74343 (WGS84)
Elevation 274
Relative position 4.2 KM NINE OF CATAWBA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iredell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Catawba(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Iredell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.05814, 35.74343
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Statesville Brick Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • SECOND PIT SHOWN 800 M SW. PIT SIZE 125 M IN DIAMETER, AND ABOUT IS M DEEP. A THIRD PIT, 3.4 KM SW AT TOWN OF CATAWBA, IS REPORTED BY BUREAU OF MINES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D'AGOSTINO, JOHN P., 1982, PERSONAL OBSERVATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1982 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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