| Deposit ID | 10081931 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044372 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | St. Stephens Brick Co Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.91508, 33.41954 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 20 |
| Relative position | 1.1 MILES N 23 E OF ST STEPHENS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Berkeley(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Saint Stephen(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Georgetown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Georgetown(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Santee(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Francis Marion National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Berkeley |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Clay | Ore |
| (1) | -79.91508, 33.41954 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | St. Stephen Brick Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044372 |
ROBINSON, G.C. BUIE, B.F. AND JOHNSON, H.S. JR., 1961, COMMON CLOY OF THE COASTAL PLAIN OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DIV OF GEOLOGY B 25
Robinson, G.C., Buie, B.F., And Johnson, H.S. Jr., 1961, Common Clays Of The Coastal Plain Of S.C.: South Carolina State Development Board, Division Of Geology, Bulletin 25.Robinson, G.C., Buie, B.F., And Johnson, H.S. Jr., 1961, Common Clays Of The Coastal Plain Of S.C.: South Carolina State Development Board, Division Of Geology, Bulletin 25.
Field Obs Scgs
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LAB RESULTS DRY TRANSVERSE STRENGTH 590 LBS PER SQ INCH DRYING SHRINKAGE 7.7% LINEAR WATER OF PLASTICITY 28% FIRED TRANSVERSE STRENGTH 3084 LBS PER SQ. INCH TEMP (DEGREES F) 2000 2100 2200 TOTAL LINEAR SHRINKAGE % 12.0 12.1 13.4 ABSORPTION % 11.3 11.0 6.7 HARDNESS SOFT SOFT HARD COLOR SALMON SALMON DEEP RED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | Updated 10/98 By Ahm Scgs |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1983 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | South Carolina Geological Survey | Field Obs |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1998 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | South Carolina Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary |
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