Paint Creek Clay Deposit

Prospect in Washtenaw 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 10267746
MAS/MILS ID 0261610030
Record type Site
Current site name Paint Creek Clay Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -83.61798, 42.20611 (WGS84)
Elevation 221
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washtenaw(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ypsilanti East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Detroit(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Detroit(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ottawa-Stony(hydrologic unit)

Western Lake Erie(hydrologic accounting unit)

Western Lake Erie(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Washtenaw

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 003 S 007 E 21 SW Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -83.61798, 42.20611

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

    BROWN,GEORGE,G.MICH.GEOL.SURV.PUBL.36,1924 PPS 377-378

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.