Ragland Shale Pit

Prospect in St. Clair county in Alabama, United States with commodity Clay
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 10209010
MAS/MILS ID 0011150049
Record type Site
Current site name Ragland Shale Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.15997, 33.73574 (WGS84)
Elevation 171
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Clair(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ragland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Birmingham North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama St. Clair

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Huntsville 015 S 005 E 18 NENENW Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.15997, 33.73574

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARKE, O., CLAY AND SHALE OF NORTHEAST ALA., ALA. GEO SUR.

  • Deposit

    CIR. 20C, 1968, P.91.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 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.