| Deposit ID | 10100145 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W022941 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bell Clay Number 2 Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.65699, 36.34981 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 134 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Weakley(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dresden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
McKenzie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dyersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
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) | -88.65699, 36.34981 |
|---|
| 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 | W022941 |
CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K000916.
PROPERTY IS OWNED BY W.B. WINSTEAD 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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