| Deposit ID | 10400448 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rogers Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -94.38701, 34.47357 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Polk(county)
Arkansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
De Queen(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McAlester(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mountain Fork(hydrologic unit)
Red-Little(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Sulphur(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arkansas | Polk |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 3 S | 32 W | 26 | NE 1/4 NW 1/4 | Arkansas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone | Primary |
| (1) | Stanley Shale |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ed. Rogers |
| Home office | Route 1, Hatfield, AR |
| Year | 1952 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
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| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Black slaty shale in lower part of Stanley formation with rare, thin (6 inches to 1 foot) sandstone partings. Shale is hard and brittle, but weathers very rapidly to yellow clay. |
| General | Examination made in connection with the Arkansas-White-Red River Basins mineral survey. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-OCT-52 | Boos, C. Maynard | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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