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Morris Pit

Past Producer in Aiken county in South 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. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081959
MRDS ID W044414
Record type Site
Current site name Morris Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.74564, 33.61704 (WGS84)
Elevation 137
Relative position 4.2 MILES N 22.5 W OF AIKEN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aiken(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aiken(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aiken(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Savannah(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Aiken

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TAKEN FROM JUNCTION OF US HWY 1 AND US HWY 78 IN AIKEN
  • 4.2 Miles Miles N22w of Us 1 and Us 78 In Aiken, Aiken 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 217
USGS model code 31k
Deposit model name Sedimentary kaolin

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Huber
    Rock description Huber
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.74564, 33.61704
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Comments on the geologic information

  • Atlantic Coastal Plain

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LANG, AND OTHER, 1940, CLAY INVESTIGATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES 1934-35, USGS B 901 PLATE

  • Deposit

    Lang, W.B., King, P.B., Bramlette, M.N., Mcvay, T.N., Bay, H.X., And Munyan, A.C., 1940, Clay Investigations In The Southern States 1934-35: USGS Bull 901, Plate 2Lang, W.B., King, P.B., Bramlette, M.N., Mcvay, T.N., Bay, H.X., And Munyan, A.C., 1940, Clay Investigations In The Southern States 1934-35: USGS Bull 901, Plate 2

  • Deposit

    Willoughby, R.W., 1984, Geologic Map Of The Aiken Nw Quad: South Carolina Geological Survey Open-File Report 39Willoughby, R.W., 1984, Geologic Map Of The Aiken Nw Quad: South Carolina Geological Survey Open-File Report 39

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Updated 10/98 By Ahm Scgs

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey From Literature
Updater 01-OCT-1998 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

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