Bethany Park Clay & Shale Pit

Past Producer in Morgan county in Indiana, United States with commodity Clay
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10290519
MAS/MILS ID 0181090014
Record type Site
Current site name Bethany Park Clay & Shale Pit
Alternate or previous names Brooklyn Clay & Shale Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.38108, 39.53084 (WGS84)
Elevation 207

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morgan(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mooresville West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper White(hydrologic unit)

Patoka-White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Morgan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.38108, 39.53084

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

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Hooosier Brick Co.
    ID 1200239
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Adams Clay Products Co., Inc.
    ID 1200239

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHAFFER, NELSON R., 1976, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PAGE 11.

  • Deposit

    SILTSTONE AND SHALE ARE MINED FROM THE CARWOOD FORMATION, BO

  • Deposit

    GROUP.

  • Deposit

    SILTSTONE AND SHALE ARE MINED FROM 20-90 FEET OF THE BORDEN

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH & INSPECTION REPORT 4-10-72.

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LIST 7-23-77.

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

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.