| Deposit ID | 10022770 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | FS00221 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shawnee Low Interest Refractory Clay Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.68338, 37.26674 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 152 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Massac(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Reevesville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Paducah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Paducah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Ohio(hydrologic unit)
Lower Ohio(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Ohio(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Illinois | Pope |
| United States | Illinois | Massac |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Principal | 015S | 005E | 01,02,03 | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fire Clay (Refractory) | Tertiary |
| Result | ILL. GEOL. SURV. TESTS INDICATE GOOD QUALITY CLAY DEPOSITS. |
|---|
| (1) | -88.68338, 37.26674 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Shawnee |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | FS00221 |
PENNINGTON, DEAN. 1976, THE IMPORTANCE OF MINERALS ON THE SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOW INTEREST REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSIT. EXTENDS INTO EIGHT TOWNSHIPS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | Sierk, Betty M. | Illinois State Geological Survey |
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