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Mineral Wells Quarry

Producer in Palo Pinto county in Texas, 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. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064397
MRDS ID TC38754
Record type Site
Current site name Mineral Wells Quarry
Related records 10227531

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.10089, 32.81404 (WGS84)
Relative position ON EAST SIDE OF MINERAL WELLS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Palo Pinto(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mineral Wells East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mineral Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Abilene(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Brazos-Palo Pinto(hydrologic unit)

Middle Brazos-Bosque(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Palo Pinto

Comments on the location information

  • ON EAST FLANK OF EAST MOUNTAIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Shale Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Sulfur Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 219
USGS model code 31k.2
Deposit model name Fire clay

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Strawn Group, East Mountain Shale
    Rock description Strawn Gp, East Mountain Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.10089, 32.81404
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 28.35M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1921-

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Eaton, A.
    First year 1921
    Last year 1929
  • Type Operator
    Owner Reliance Clay Products Co.
    First year 1930
  • Type Operator
    Owner U.S. Brick Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 84.178HA

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MILL CAPACITY- 10,000 TPM (1930) BRICK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PLUMMER, F.B., ET AL, 1935, GEOLOGY OF PALO PINTO COUNTY, TEXAS: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS BULL. 3534, P. 204-205.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOWER BED (AVG 24 FT THICK) OF CLAY SEPARATED FROM UPPER BED (AVG 68 FT THICK) OF SHALE BY A 1 FT THICK BED OF LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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