Mine detail: Tennessee Valley Sand and Gravel Company

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Location

Lat / long:

34.37874, -87.72085

Resource(N)

Primary:	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Ore:	Sand and Gravel
Orebody form:	BLANKET

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Unconsolidated Sediments
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Tuscaloosa Formation; Poorly Sorted, Light-Gray Chert Gravel In A Matrix Of Silt And Sand, With Local Interbeds Of Sand And Clay.;Pottsville Formation; Fine-To Coarse-Grained, Thin-Bedded To Massive Sandstone With Interbedded Shale
Host type:	Clay, Mud,Gravel,Sand and Gravel
Structure:	Regional Dip Toward South, 57 Feet/Mile

References

MRDS	K004773
DEP	10026369
Reference	{Deposit:: SZABO, M. W., 1967, SAND AND GRAVEL IN ALABAMA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA, CIRC. 44, 41 P}{Deposit:: 1967 COMPILE SZABO, M. W., GEOL. SUR. ALA. CIR. 4}
Reporter	Hale, Robin C.