Thornton Brick Yd Clay Pit

Past Producer in Chippewa county in Michigan, 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 10243780
MAS/MILS ID 0260330015
Record type Site
Current site name Thornton Brick Yd Clay Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.59711, 46.2306 (WGS84)
Elevation 207

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chippewa(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rudyard(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sault Sainte Marie South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sault Sainte Marie(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Chippewa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 044 N 003 W 01 SESESE Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) Collingwood Limestone

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

    BROWN,GEORGE,G.MICH.GEOL.SURV.PUBL.36,1924 PPS 400-401

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.