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Denver Fire Clay Co.

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Colorado, United States with commodity Fire Clay (Refractory)
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10016657
MRDS ID DC01771
Record type Site
Current site name Denver Fire Clay Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.26725, 39.87777 (WGS84)
Relative position NW 1/4, 1/4 MI. W. OF PLAINVIEW SCHOOL AND 600 FT. N. OF ST. HWY. 72 AND COAL CR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eldorado Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Vrain(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 02S 70W 18 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.26725, 39.87777
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 5 FT. BED, N 45W 40SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ABANDONED IN 1951

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM REPT. OF INVEST. 5553; P. 25-26, FIG. 7, TABLE 12, 1960

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 3,64

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PCE VALUE OF 33, PLASTIC

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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