Pentwater E.Lowlands Clay Pit

Past Producer in Oceana county in Michigan, United States with commodity Fire Clay (Refractory)
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10146184
MAS/MILS ID 0261270010
Record type Site
Current site name Pentwater E.Lowlands Clay Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.38327, 43.7875 (WGS84)
Elevation 182
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oceana(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pentwater(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ludington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Milwaukee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pere Marquette-White(hydrologic unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northeastern Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Manistee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Huron-Manistee 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 Michigan Oceana

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 016 N 018 W 18 N2NEC Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.38327, 43.7875

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROWN,GEORGE,G.MICH.GEOL.SURV.PUBL.36 1924 PP 343

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.