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Occurrence in Adams county in Colorado, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10015971
MRDS ID DC00058
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.85474, 39.99332 (WGS84)
Relative position SW 1/4 OF SEC. 2 OR SE 1/4 OF SEC. 1. ONE MI. W OF BRIGHTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Adams(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brighton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle South Platte-Cherry Creek(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Adams

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 01S 67W 02 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.85474, 39.99332
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 50 FT. THICK UNDER 1-2 FT. OF OVERBURDEN, SLIGHTLY DIPPING, MED-HARDYELLOW, BROWN, AND GREENISH. FINE GRAINED TO SANDY, THIN TO THICK BEDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COLO. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 8, 1915, P. 154.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 4, 63

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHOULD MAKE GOOD PINK DRY-PRESSED BRICKS, BUT MUST BE BURNED TO CONC. 01 TO BRING ABSORPTION BELOW 12 PERCENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1972 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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