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River Clay

Producer in Fremont county in Colorado, United States with commodity Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108443
MRDS ID DC05734
Record type Site
Current site name River Clay
Related records 10142058

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.37863, 38.48334 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position NW 1/4, 1/8 MI. NW OF PARKDALE, accurate in pit area

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McIntyre Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 18S 71W 18 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 219
USGS model code 31k.2
Deposit model name Fire clay

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Niobrara Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.37863, 38.48334
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAAGE, 1945, FIRE CLAY DEPOSITS OF E. FREMONT, W. PUEBLO & ADJ. CO.

  • Deposit

    LARRABEE, 1946, CONST. MAT'LS & NONMETALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-73 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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