Erna Frac Sand

Producer in Mason county in Texas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10401033
Record type Site
Current site name Erna Frac Sand

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -99.48026, 30.74524 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position Clearly visible on satellite imagery south of hwy 377 immediately east of the Menard Co/Mason Co. line. Turnoff to the mine is about 650 m east of Erna (town), and about 24 km due west of major highway intersection in downtown Mason, Tx.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mason(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheep Run Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mason(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Llano(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Mason

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -99.48026, 30.74524

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Interestingly, at State Geologic map scale (1:500,000) this area is not shown as being underlain by the Hickory or Riley Fms. They must be near the surface. Or are mapped at larger scale on more detailed maps.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Erna Frac Sand, L.C.
    Home office PO Box 1249 Mason, TX 76856 325-265-4400 info@ernafracsand.com
    Year 2014

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.