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Unnamed Clay Pit

Unknown in Richland 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089948
MRDS ID W044420
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Clay Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.82481, 33.98433 (WGS84)
Elevation 79
Relative position 2.5 MILES N 23 E OF HORREL HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Richland(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Congaree(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sumter(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Congaree(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Richland

Comments on the location information

  • PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = SPARTANBURG 1:250000
  • 2.5 Miles N23e of Horrel Hill:Congaree 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR MAKING BRICK
  • For Making Brick

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Black Mingo Formation
    Rock description Black Mingo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.82481, 33.98433
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form POD

Comments on the geologic information

  • ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.131HA
    Overall depth 1.22M
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBSERVATIO

  • Deposit

    Field Obs Scgs

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1981 Maybin, Arthur H. (Gibson, Gregory South Carolina Geological Survey Field Obs
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; Corrected Latitude And Longitude (Subtracted One Degree From Each Reading) So That Location Conforms With County And Locat

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