| Deposit ID | 10107435 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044469 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salisbury Brick Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.15449, 33.02435 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 17 |
| Relative position | 0.9 MILES S 80 E OF SUMMERVILLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dorchester(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Summerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Carolina Coastal(hydrologic unit)
Edisto-South Carolina Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Dorchester |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Clay | Ore |
| Result | LAB RESULTS DRY TRANSVERSE STRENGTH 443 LBS PER SQ INCH EXTRUSION STRENGTH 9 INCHES DRYING SHRINKAGE 6.8 % LUNEAR, 18.2 % VOL. DRY BULK DENSITY 1.93 GMS/CC APPARENT POROSITY 23.1 % WATER OF PLASTICITY 25.9 % FIRED TRANSVERSE STRENGTH 872 LBS/SQ IN |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud |
| (1) | -80.15449, 33.02435 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
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| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Salisbury Brick Co., |
| Home office | Po Drawer S, Summerville, Sc 29483 803 871-0150 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044469 |
ROBINSON, G.C., BUIE, B.F., AND JOHNSON, H.S. JR., 1961, COMMON CLAYS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN OF S.C., BULLETIN 25. S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BD, DIV OF GEO
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 | AREA WAS MINED PRIOR TO 1974. OLD MINED AREA TO BE EXTENDED |
| Deposit | RECHECK STATUS. CONVERSATION W/ PAT WALKER SCLRC SALISBURY BRICK ATTEMPTING TO CANCEL PERMIT 10/29/82 ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | Portions of Mine In Berkeley County |
| Deposit | Updated 10/98 By Ahm Scgs |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-OCT-1998 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | South Carolina Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | South Carolina Geological Survey | Field Obs |
| 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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