58 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVY-I5TH ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS-CONTINUED PAGE CHAPTER 9: Sedim entary K aolin .............................................. 216-241 T erm inology ................................................. 216-217 D istribution ................................................. 217-219 D escription .................................................. 219 G eologic A ge ................................................. 221 O rigin ....................................................... 221-226 H istory and Development ..................................... 226 P roperties ................................................... 226-232 M ineralogy .................................................. 232 U ses ......................................................... 232-233 M ethods of M ining ........................................... 233-234 D istribution by Counties ...................................... 234-241 Alachua County ....................................... 234-235 Citrus, Clay and DeSoto Counties.......................... 235 H ernando County ......................................... 235 H ighlands County ........................................ 235 Lake County ............................................. 235-238 L evy C ounty .............................................. 238 M arion County ........................................... 238 P asco County ............................................. 240 Polk County .............................................. 240 Putnam County ........................................... 240 Suw annee County ........................................ 241 W alton County ........................................... 241 CHAPTER 10: Development and Possibilities of the Clay Industry in Florida........ 242-250 E arly H istory ................................................ 242 Recent H istory ............................................... 242-243 Present Status ................................................ 243-245 Present Tendencies ........................................ 245-249 General Development and Expansion in Florida............. 245-246 Sources of Structural M aterials ............................ 246-247 Substitutes for Clay Products .............................. 247-248 Attitude of Some Contractors and Builders toward Florida P roducts ............................................. 248 Adaptibility of Florida Products ........................... 248-249 Reasons for Failure of Many Florida Ventures.............. 249 Possibilities and Reserves ..................................... 249-250 CHAPTER 11: M ethods of Prospecting for Clays .................................. 251-253 APPENDIX A. Statistics of Production of Brick........................... 254 APPENDIX B. Fusion Points of Seger Cones......................... ... 255-257 APPENDIX C. Directory of Florida Clay Workers........................ 258 APPENDIX D. Bibliography of Florida Clays............................. 259-260 IN DEX ................................................................ 261