Algonquin Delta Clay Pit

Past Producer in Delta 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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10268087
MAS/MILS ID 0260410027
Record type Site
Current site name Algonquin Delta Clay Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.075, 45.8092 (WGS84)
Elevation 210
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Delta(county)

Michigan(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gladstone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Escanaba(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Escanaba(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escanaba(hydrologic unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwestern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Michigan Delta

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Michigan 039 N 022 W 06 NWC Michigan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -87.075, 45.8092

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 State Park

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROWN,GEORGE,G.MICH.GEOL.SURV.PUBL.36,1924 PPS 405-406

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.