Unnamed Pit

Past Producer in Wilson county in Texas, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062364
MRDS ID TC35737
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.11698, 29.33358 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wilson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

La Vernia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Antonio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cibolo(hydrologic unit)

San Antonio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Wilson

Comments on the location information

  • S OF LA VERNIA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR BRICK, POTTERY - FOR ANALYSIS AND FIRING TESTS SEE USGS B901, P. 138.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Reklaw Member
    Rock description Reklaw Mbr
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.11698, 29.33358

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ABOUT 1873-1922

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner G. W. Suttles Pottery

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS B901

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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