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Unnamed Pit

Producer in Limestone county in Texas, United States with commodities Kaolin, Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064393
MRDS ID TC38749
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.50638, 31.31241 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Limestone(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kosse East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Marlin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Waco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Navasota(hydrologic unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Limestone

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GLASS SAND, FILLER

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Ore
Sand Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 217
USGS model code 31k
Deposit model name Sedimentary kaolin

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Simsboro Formation
    Rock description Simsboro Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.50638, 31.31241
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dresser Ind ( ), Texas Industrial Minerals ( ), Us Silica ( ).

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MILL CAPACITY: 150,000 TPY SILICA SAND, 60,000 TPY CLAY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1991, NONPETROLEUM MINERAL PRODUCERS IN TEXAS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1993 Long, Keith R. 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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