Harmattan Mine Shale Exposure

Occurrence in Vermilion county in Illinois, United States with commodity Fire Clay (Refractory)
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10168817
MAS/MILS ID 0171830009
Record type Site
Current site name Harmattan Mine Shale Exposure

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.71942, 40.13753 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Vermilion(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Danville NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Danville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Danville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Vermilion(hydrologic unit)

Wabash(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Vermilion

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
2nd Principal 019 N 012 W 04 E2 Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -87.71942, 40.13753

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WHITE, W.A., LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE FROM ILL. SHALE,

  • Deposit

    ILLINOIS STATE GEOL. SURV. CIRCULAR 290, 1960 PAGE 27

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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.