Mica Pit

Producer in Fayette county in Texas, United States with commodity Bentonite
Sections on this page
  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 10107117
MRDS ID TC36507
Record type Site
Current site name Mica Pit
Related records 10154613

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -97.11557, 29.72357 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
Relative position 2.5 MI N OF FLATONIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fayette(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Flatonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seguin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seguin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Colorado-Cummins(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Fayette

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG FOR RR SIDING, PIT NOT SHOWN ON TOPO MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bentonite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 189
USGS model code 28e
Deposit model name Sedimentary bentonite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Jackson Group
    Rock description Jackson Gp
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -97.11557, 29.72357

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1981

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Milwhite Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TEXAS BEG, 1991, NONPETROLEUM MINERAL PRODUCERS IN TEXAS.

  • Deposit

    TX BEG RI 37, P. 16-17.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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