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Bennett Pit

Producer in Parker county in Texas, United States with commodities Fire Clay (Refractory), Uranium
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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 10064398
MRDS ID TC38755
Record type Site
Current site name Bennett Pit
Related records 10203329

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.04838, 32.71987 (WGS84)
Relative position 0.25 MI E OF BENNETT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Parker(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brazos 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 Parker

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary
Uranium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BRICK, TILE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Shale Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Grindstone Creek Formation
    Rock description Grindstone Creek Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.04838, 32.71987
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Production years 1925-

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Acme Brick Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    HENDRICKS, L., 1957, GEOLOGY OF PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PUB. 5724, P. 57.

  • 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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