| Deposit ID | 10068448 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001506 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mayfield Kentucky Ball Clay |
| Related records | 10169644 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.58533, 36.68508 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Graves(county)
Kentucky(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Farmington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murray(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dyersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bayou De Chien-Mayfield(hydrologic unit)
Hatchie-Obion(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Mississippi-Hatchie(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Kentucky | Graves |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Ball Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Result | 51.7 % SIO2, 30.5 % AL2O3, 0.1 % FE2O3, 0.0 % MNO, 0.3 % CAO, 2.5 % MGO, 0.5 % K2O, 1.8 % NA2O, 1.7 % TI02, 10.9 %LOI. |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | K-T Clay Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001506 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE MANY PITS IN THE CLAIBORNE AND ONLY 1 PIT IN THE WILCOX. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Hosterman, John W. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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