| Deposit ID | 10091787 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | FS00219 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shawnee Low Interest Refractory Clay Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.2834, 37.25007 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 152 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alexander(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mill Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cape Girardeau(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Paducah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cache(hydrologic unit)
Upper Mississippi-Meramec(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Mississippi-Kaskaskia-Meramec(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Illinois | Alexander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Principal | 014S015S | 002W;002W | 13,14,23,31,29,21 | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fire Clay (Refractory) | Tertiary |
| (1) | -89.2834, 37.25007 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Shawnee |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | FS00219 |
PENNINGTON, DEAN. 1976, THE IMPORTANCE OF MINERALS ON THE SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOW INTEREST REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | Sierk, Betty M. | Illinois State Geological Survey |
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