South Fork Clay Prospect

Occurrence in Cambria county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodities Ball Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory)
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 10250590
MAS/MILS ID 0420210009
Record type Site
Current site name South Fork Clay Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -78.79283, 40.36252 (WGS84)
Elevation 412
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cambria(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Geistown(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
Ball Clay Primary
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -78.79283, 40.36252

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.350

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES USED AT LOCAL BRICK PLANT

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.