Goodhope Shale Exposure

Prospect in Crawford 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. 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 10266234
MAS/MILS ID 0170330006
Record type Site
Current site name Goodhope Shale Exposure

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -87.70142, 38.89675 (WGS84)
Elevation 171
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Crawford(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Flat Rock(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 Crawford

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
2nd Principal 005 N 012 W 01 SWSW Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -87.70142, 38.89675

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.LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE FROM ILL.SHALE,ILL.

  • Deposit

    STATE GEOL.SURV.CIRCULAR 290,1960 PP.20

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.