Mine detail: Aberdeen Mississippi Bentonite

Previously called 'Aberdeen Miss. Bentonite'

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Location

Lat / long:

33.76958, -88.52476

Resource(N)

Primary:	Bentonite
Ore:	Montmorillonite
Orebody form:	LENS

Production

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

Geology

Structure:

Euwtaw Formation; Sandy Clay

References

MRDS	W001511
DEP	10068452
Reference	{Deposit:: MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 11}{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:: 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.}
Reporter	Patterson, Sam H., Woodruff, Laurel G., Thompson, David E.