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Unnamed Kaolin 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106322
MRDS ID W044417
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Kaolin Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.62673, 33.64264 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.75 MILES S 84 E OF SEIGLER CROSSROADS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aiken(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aiken NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aiken(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Edisto(hydrologic unit)

Edisto-South Carolina Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Aiken

Comments on the location information

  • 1.75 Miles S84e of Sieglers Crossroads, Aiken Nw 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 Formation
    Rock description Huber Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.62673, 33.64264
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Economic information

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

    OBSERVATION

  • 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

  • Deposit

    Field Obs Scgs

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Updated 8/98 By Ahm, Scgs

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-AUG-1998 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey Field Obs
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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