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Black Clay Mine

Producer 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. 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10016676
MRDS ID DC01830
Record type Site
Current site name Black Clay Mine
Related records 10215480

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.24864, 39.81999 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTER, N. OF RALSTON RESERVOIR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Golden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clear(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 03S 70W 05 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.24864, 39.81999
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 8 FT. BED, N15W 48 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM REPT. OF INVEST. 5553, P. 29-31, FIGS. 7 & 9, 1960

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 3,64

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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Authoritative Colorado resources

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