Club	Location	Distance
Roamin Club	Livonia, Michigan	10km
Michigan Mineralogical Society	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	18km
Midwest Mineralological & Lapidary Society	Taylor, Michigan	20km
Oakland County Earth Science Club	Waterford, Michigan	33km

Mindat Locality ID:

125369

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:125369:9

GUID (UUID V4):

Commodities (Major) - Clay - Fire (Refractory)
Development Status: Past Producer
This clay pit is now covered by urban areas.

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Clay

ⓘ Fire Clay

List of minerals for each chemical element

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Mazatzal DomainDomain
Michigan BasinBasin
Mid-continent RiftNarrow Rift

USA

Midcontinent RiftGeologic Province

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References

Brown, G.G. (1924) Clays and Shales of Michigan and Their Uses, Michigan Geological Survey Publication 36: 390.

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Commodity List

List of minerals for each chemical element

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

References

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Michigan State
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