Michigan’s Clay Deposits and Industry

Michigan’s Clay Deposits and Industry, H.O. Sorensen, not dated, 6 pages.

Major contents: History; developments; production; shale resources; clay resources; burning tests; prospect for the future.

Abstract: This paper is a review of the clay and shale resources of Michigan including past, present, and potential utilization and outcrop localities. Clay and shale suitable for the production of clay products and cement are found in much of the State. Glacial clays are used in the manufacture of brick, tile, cement, pottery, and lightweight aggregate while undeveloped deposits could be used for pottery purposes such as flower pots, earthenware, and glazed tile. Some may be suitable for special purposes such as slip clay and Fuller’s Earth. Shales of the Traverse Group and the Antrim and Ellsworth formations, all Devonian in age, are used in the manufacture of Portland cement; and shale of the Saginaw Formation of Pennsylvanian Age is used in the manufacture of tile.

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