Grand Rapids Clay Shale Pit

Past Producer in Kent county in Michigan, 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 10243690
MAS/MILS ID 0260810053
Record type Site
Current site name Grand Rapids Clay Shale Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.93746, 42.70831 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Allegan(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hamilton East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grand Rapids(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grand Rapids(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kalamazoo(hydrologic unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Kent

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 006 N 012 W 03 Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.93746, 42.70831

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE CLAY IS SHALE AND OVERLIES GYPSUM

  • Deposit

    BROWN,GEORGE,G,MICH GEOL SURV PUBL 36 1924 PPS 302-304

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.