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Burkett Pit

Producer in Rusk county in Texas, United States with commodities Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory)
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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. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107177
MRDS ID TC38762
Record type Site
Current site name Burkett Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -94.70216, 32.22461 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rusk(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Church Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Henderson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tyler(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Sabine(hydrologic unit)

Sabine(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sabine(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Rusk

Comments on the location information

  • BELMIRA IS THE NEAREST LOCALITY. WORKINGS INCLUDE THE RIO CHICO AND LA HERRADURA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BRICK

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 217
USGS model code 31k
Deposit model name Sedimentary kaolin

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -94.70216, 32.22461
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Henderson

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Henderson Brick (Boral Brick)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    TEXAS BEG RI 54, P. 32.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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