Texas · Palo Pinto County
Producer

Mineral Wells Quarry

Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States
Fire Clay (Refractory)
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Commodities
PrimaryFire Clay (Refractory)
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model219: Fire clay
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsClay, Shale
GangueGypsum, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Shale · Strawn Group, East Mountain Shale
Associated rockLimestone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1921-
Identification
Deposit ID10064397
MRDS IDTC38754
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.81404, -98.10089
References
TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1991, NONPETROLEUM MINERAL PRODUCERS IN TEXAS.PLUMMER, F.B., ET AL, 1935, GEOLOGY OF PALO PINTO COUNTY, TEXAS: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS BULL. 3534, P. 204-205.CIMRI