New Albany Shale Exposure

Prospect in Hardin county in Illinois, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10120842
MAS/MILS ID 0170690139
Record type Site
Current site name New Albany Shale Exposure

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -88.35334, 37.52317 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hardin(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Karbers Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

West Frankfort(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Paducah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Ohio-Bay(hydrologic unit)

Lower Ohio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shawnee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Hardin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -88.35334, 37.52317

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAXTER,J.W.&DESBOROUGH,G.A.AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE

  • Deposit

    RVEY 1955, PAGE 9TRICT, PT.2,ILL.STATE GEOL.SURV.CIRC.385

  • Deposit

    1965,PP.3

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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