Upper Block Coal Underclay

Past Producer in Greene county in Indiana, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Water, Free
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10193495
MAS/MILS ID 0180550002
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Block Coal Underclay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.0878, 38.96615 (WGS84)
Elevation 170

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greene(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lyons(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vincennes(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vincennes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower White(hydrologic unit)

Patoka-White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Greene

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Illite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -87.0878, 38.96615

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N12W
    Dip 05W
    Thickness 1.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N12W:05W
    Date of Last Modification 800326

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF USBM I C 8335 POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ALUM

  • Deposit

    IND GEOL SURVEY C 266 COAL RESOURCES OF IND 1955

  • Deposit

    PETERS FRANK A AND PAUL W JOHNSON BUMINES I C 8648 1974

  • Deposit

    PETERS FRANK A ET AL BUMINES R I 6927 1967

  • Deposit

    IND GEOL SURVEY REPORT OF PROGRESS NO 11 PA UNDERCLAYS

  • Deposit

    USGS B 708 HIGH GRADE CLAYS OF THE EASTERN US

  • Deposit

    BUMINES TECHNICAL PAPER 417 ANALYSES OF INDIANNA COALS 1927

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD 010/UNDER CLAY DEPOSIT IN ACTIVE MINING AREA-MINING B ATION AND TRANSPORTATION RECORDS ARE NOT INCLUDED ONLY A LOC DESCRIPTION WITH A MATRIX IS INCLUDED PER REQUEST OF FIELD C TORS FOR ALUMINA STUDY ENDING MARCH 15 1975 RECORD 030/LOCATION IS THE CENTER OF THE DEPOSIT RECORD 030/THE DEPOSIT IS FOUND IN SEVERAL COUNTIES 25 PE S FOUND IN CLAY CO. 5 PERCENT IN OWEN CO. 35 PERCENT IN GRE AND 35 PERCENT IN DAVIESS CO. RECORD 040 THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN ALL OR PARTS OF THE FOLLOWI MINUTE QUADRANGLES-BRAZIL WEST-BRAZIL EAST-STAUNTON-CENTER P LINE CITY-CLAY CITY-ARNEY-JASONVILLE-COAL CITY-LINTON-SWITZ OOMFIELD-SOLSBERRY-SANDBORN-LYONS-SCOTLAND-KOLEEN-EPSON-ODON GTON-MONTGOMERY-LOOGOOTEE-SANDY HOOK-GLENDALE-ALFORDVIL AND RECORD 040/THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING MINOR DRAINA S 17-N 17-Q AND 17-R SEE USGS CATALOG OF INFO ON WATER DATA- SHOWING LOCATION OF WATER QUALITY STATIONS MATRIX RECORD 1/GRADE AND TONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR MOISTU

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 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.