| Deposit ID | 10400305 |
|---|---|
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Aiken Kaolin District |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.84917, 33.49 (WGS84) |
| Relative position | The center of the district is located 5 miles due north of Aiken, on the west bank of Shaw Creek and can be reached from Aiken by traveling north for 5 miles on State Highway 19, then turning east and traveling for 1-1/4 miles. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Aiken(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hollow Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Barnwell(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Savannah(hydrologic unit)
Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)
Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Aiken |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Approximate (1) | -81.84917, 33.49 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1852 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0450030001 |
Lang, W. B. and others, Clay Investigations in the Southern States 1934-1935, USGS Bulletin 901.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-MAY-1975 | Simmons, Neil A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.