Indiana Tile Clay and Shale Pit

Past Producer in Morgan county in Indiana, 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 10168772
MAS/MILS ID 0181090015
Record type Site
Current site name Indiana Tile Clay and Shale Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.37578, 39.66284 (WGS84)
Elevation 206

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hendricks(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Plainfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper White(hydrologic unit)

Patoka-White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Morgan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.37578, 39.66284

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUSTIN GEORGE S., 1972, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PAGE 18.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT APRIL 11-12, 1972.

  • Deposit

    A MILL IS LOCATED AT THE PIT SITE.

  • Deposit

    CLAY AND SHALE ARE MINED FROM 12 FEET OF THE BORDEN GROUP.

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.