Mine detail: Fulle* Earth, Ripley, Mississippi

Previously called 'Fulle* Earth - Ripley, Miss.'

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Location

Lat / long: 34.71706, -88.99144

Resource(N)

Primary: Fullers Earth
Ore: Montmorillonite
Gangue: Cristobalite, Opal
Orebody form: BEDDED

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer

Geology

Structure:Porters Creek Formation; Clay Shale

References

MRDSW001509
DEP10068450
Reference{Deposit:: A. R. BICKER, JR., 1970. ECONOMIC MINERALS OF MISSISSIPPI; MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 112}{Deposit:: SIMS, J. D., 1972: PETROGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FOR A VOLCANIC ORIGIN OF PART OF THE PORTERS CREEK CLAY, JACKSON PURCHASE REGION, WESTERN KENTUCKY, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 800-C, P. C39-C51}{Deposit:: Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.}{Deposit:: Sims, J. D., 1972, Petrographic Evidence For A Volcanic Origin Of Part Of The Porters Creek Clay, Jackson Purchase Region, Western Kentucky, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 800-C, P. C39-C5.Sims, J. D., 1972, Petrographic Evidence For A Volcanic Origin Of Part Of The Porters Creek Clay, Jackson Purchase Region, Western Kentucky, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 800-C, P. C39-C5.}{Deposit:: Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.}
ReporterWoodruff, Laurel G., Patterson, Sam H., Thompson, David E.