Louis A Morgart Clay Deposit

Prospect in Garrett county in Maryland, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10121267
MAS/MILS ID 0240230001
Record type Site
Current site name Louis A Morgart Clay Deposit
Alternate or previous names Bolivar/Upper Freeport Clay Bed, E Coal Seam Underclay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.18694, 39.62223 (WGS84)
Elevation 762

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Garrett(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bittinger(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Morgantown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Youghiogheny(hydrologic unit)

Monongahela(hydrologic accounting unit)

Monongahela(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Garrett

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Gypsum Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.18694, 39.62223

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M
    Length 1634M
    Width 1634M
    Area 267HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Total Surface Area (HA) 267
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Louis A Morgart
    Interest 100
    Home office Maryland
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF BUREAU OF MINES BUMINES I.C. 8335 1967

  • Deposit

    PETERS FRANK A. AND PAUL W. JOHNSON BUMINES I.C. 8648 1974

  • Deposit

    PETERS FRANK A. ET.AL. BUMINES R.I. 6927 1967

  • Deposit

    WAAGE KARL M. MD. DEPT. OF GEOL. MINES AND WATER RES. BULL.

  • Deposit

    LEIGHTON, H. PA. GEOL. SURV. BULL. M-23 CLAY/SHALE RESOURCE

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD 010/UNDER CLAY DEPOSIT-MINING BENEFICIATION AND TRANS ON RECORDS ARE NOT INCLUDED. ONLY A LOCATION DESCRIPTION WIT RIX IS INCLUDED PER REQUEST OF FIELD COORDINATORS FOR ALUMIN ENDING MARCH 15 1975. RECORD 030/REFERENCE POINT IS APPROXIMATE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER MATRIX RECORD 1/RESERVES AS OF 1967 AS GIVEN-BUMINES IC 8335 NO PRODUCTION. MATRIX RECORD 1/ GRADE AND TONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR MOIS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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