Waters Pits (Ceramitex; Quinn; Gallapher), Eastland Co., Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Waters Pits (Ceramitex; Quinn; Gallapher) | Group of Pits |
| Eastland Co. | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 23' 33'' North , 98° 57' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Group of Pits
KΓΆppen climate type:
Commodity: Ceramics. See plumer et al (1949) p. 16-17 and p. 31 for analyses and firing tests.
Deposit type: Fire clay
Rock formation(s): Cisco Gp;Quinn Clay
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
| β Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, (1991), Nonpetroleum Mineral Producers in Texas.
Plumer, F.B., Et Al , (1949), Clay Deposits of the Cisco Group of North-central Texas: Univ. of Texas Publication 4915, 42 P.
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