Mine detail: Fullers Earth, Blue Mountain, Mississippi

Previously called 'Fulle* Earth - Blue Mountain, Miss'

Location:	Tippah County, Mississippi, United States, North America
Lat / long:	34.66678, -89.08339
dep_id:	10068453
mrds_id:	W001513
Commodity type:	nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Fullers Earth
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Sedimentary
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Montmorillonite
gangue:	Cristobalite, Opal
orebody_fm:	BEDDED
Reporter:	Patterson, Sam H., Woodruff, Laurel G., Thompson, David E.
Structure:	Clay Shale
References:	Deposit:: A. R. BICKER, JR., 1970. ECONOMIC MINERALS OF MISSISSIPPI; MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 112 Deposit:: SIMMS, J. D., 1972. PETROGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FOR A VOLCANIC ORIGIN OF PART OF THE PORTERS CREEK SHALE, JACKSON PURCHASE REGION, WESTERN KENTUCKY, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 800-C, P. C39-C51 Deposit:: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-C 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.