Rogers Pit

Past Producer in Polk county in Arkansas, United States with commodity Stone
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  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. Ownership information
  10. Workings at the site
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400448
Record type Site
Current site name Rogers Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -94.38701, 34.47357 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

De Queen(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McAlester(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mountain Fork(hydrologic unit)

Red-Little(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Sulphur(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arkansas Polk

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 3 S 32 W 26 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 Arkansas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) Stanley Shale

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ed. Rogers
    Home office Route 1, Hatfield, AR
    Year 1952

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Black slaty shale in lower part of Stanley formation with rare, thin (6 inches to 1 foot) sandstone partings. Shale is hard and brittle, but weathers very rapidly to yellow clay.
General Examination made in connection with the Arkansas-White-Red River Basins mineral survey.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-OCT-52 Boos, C. Maynard U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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