Unnamed Shale Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10226724
MAS/MILS ID 0420210010
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Shale Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -78.71642, 40.38472 (WGS84)
Elevation 482
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cambria(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ebensburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnstown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pittsburgh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Conemaugh(hydrologic unit)

Allegheny(hydrologic accounting unit)

Allegheny(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Cambria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) Casselman Formation

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

    EMMONS,S.F. AND ECKEL,E.C. CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY

  • Deposit

    PART ONE,USGS BULLETIN NO.315 1906 PG.351

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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.