Mine detail: Aberdeen Mississippi Bentonite

Previously called 'Aberdeen Miss. Bentonite'

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Location: Monroe County, Mississippi, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.76958, -88.52476
dep_id: 10068452
mrds_id: W001511
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Bentonite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Montmorillonite
orebody_fm: LENS
model: 189: Sedimentary bentonite
Reporter: Patterson, Sam H., Woodruff, Laurel G., Thompson, David E.
Structure: Euwtaw Formation; Sandy Clay
References:
  • 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.
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