Mine detail: Fullers Earth, Blue Mountain, Mississippi

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

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Location

Lat / long: 34.66678, -89.08339

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:Clay Shale

References

MRDSW001513
DEP10068453
Reference{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.}
ReporterPatterson, Sam H., Woodruff, Laurel G., Thompson, David E.