Embarras River C Ay Shale Exposure

Prospect in Lawrence county in Illinois, 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 10241589
MAS/MILS ID 0171010004
Record type Site
Current site name Embarras River C Ay Shale Exposure

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -87.65972, 38.72035 (WGS84)
Elevation 137
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lawrence(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lawrenceville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vincennes(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vincennes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Embarras(hydrologic unit)

Wabash(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Lawrence

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -87.65972, 38.72035

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WHITE,W.A.LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE FROM ILL.SHALE,ILL.

  • Deposit

    STATE GEOL.SURV.CIRCULAAR 290 1960 PP.23

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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.