| Deposit ID | 10081932 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044374 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gourdin Fullers Earth Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.91418, 33.46934 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 |
| Relative position | 1.05 MILES S 12 W OF GOURDIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Williamsburg(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Williamsburg |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fullers Earth | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone | ||
| Rock unit name | Black Mingo | ||
| Rock description | Black Mingo | ||
| |||
| (1) | -79.91418, 33.46934 |
|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044374 |
COOKE, C.W., 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE COASTAL PLAIN OF SOUTH CAROLINA; USGS B 867 196
Cooke, C.W., 1936, Geology Of The Coastal Plain Of South Carolina: USGS Bulletin 867, 196 Pp.Cooke, C.W., 1936, Geology Of The Coastal Plain Of South Carolina: USGS Bulletin 867, 196 Pp.
Field Obs Scgs
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Updated 10/98 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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