Clarion Fire Clay

Occurrence in Columbiana county in Ohio, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10297691
MAS/MILS ID 0390290001
Record type Site
Current site name Clarion Fire Clay
Alternate or previous names St Clair Vicinity Fire Clay, Clarion Clay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.73479, 40.65612 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Columbiana(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

East Liverpool(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Ohio(hydrologic unit)

Upper Ohio-Beaver(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Columbiana

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Ohio River 010 N 002 W 31 C NEE2 Ohio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Siderite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.73479, 40.65612

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.1M
    Area 6000HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 6000
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1840

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IS ONGOING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF BUREAU OF MINES BUMINES I. C. 8335 1967.

  • Deposit

    PETERS FRANK A ET AL BUMINES R. I. 6927 1967.

  • Deposit

    STOUT WILBER ET AL OHIO DIV OF GEOL SUR 4TH SER BULL 26 1923

  • Deposit

    STOUT WILBER ET AL OHIO DIV OF GEOL SUR 4TH SER BULL 28 1924

  • Deposit

    HOOVER KARL ET AL OHIO DIV OF GEOL SUR I. C. 24 1959.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD 010/UNDER CLAY DEPOSIT IN ACTIVE MINING AREA-MINING B ATION AND TRANSPORTATION RECORDS ARE NOT INCLUDED. ONLY A LO DESCRIPTION WITH A MATRIX IS INCLUDED PER REQUEST OF FIELD C TORS FOR ALUMINA STUDY ENDING MARCH 15 1975. RECORD 030/REFERENCE POINT IS APPROXIMATE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER Y AREA. RECORD 040/THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN PARTS OF THE 7.5 MINUTE QUA GAVERS, WEST POINT, WELLSVILLE, SALINEVILLE. RECORD 040/THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING MINOR DRAINAG 21-X & 21-0. MATRIX 1/RESERVES AS OF 1959 AS GIVEN BY OHIO DIV OF GEOL SU 1959 LESS PRODUCTION FROM 1959 TO 1972 MATRIX RECORD 1/GRADE AND TONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR MOISTU 21-M 21-O AND 21-X SEE U.S.G S. CATALOG OF INFORMATION ON ATA-MAPS SHOWING LOCATIONS OF WATER QUALITY STATIONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 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.