Roleau Sand Pits

Past Producer in Alpena county in Michigan, United States with commodity Silica
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 10243454
MAS/MILS ID 0260070018
Record type Site
Current site name Roleau Sand Pits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.54567, 44.9722 (WGS84)
Elevation 224
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alpena(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Ravine Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hubbard Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tawas City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Thunder Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Huron(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Alpena

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 030 N 007 E 24 NWNWNW Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.54567, 44.9722

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROWN,GEORGE,G.MOLDING SANDS OF MICH.AND THEIR USES

  • Deposit

    MICH.GEOL.SURV.PUBL.41,PP 181

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.