Mine detail: Greasy Cove Prospect

<< Back to the map

<< Back to browsing

Location: Etowah County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.00125, -86.17747
dep_id: 10079755
mrds_id: W030480
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Minor mineral: Cobalt
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Pyrolusite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: Stratigraphic
Reporter: Clarke, Otis M. Jr.
hrock_unit: Fort Payne Chert
hrock_type: Chert
References:
  • Deposit:: PIERCE, W.G., 1944, COBALT-BEARING MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA, AND TENNESSEE: USGS BULLETIN 940-J, 280 P.
  • Deposit:: NEATHERY, T.L., CLARKE, O.M. JR., SMITH, W.E., SZABO, M.W., 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL MAP 86.
  • Deposit:: 1944 RECON W.G. PIERCE
  • Deposit:: 1969 COMPILE AGS
© 2010-2018 Lee C. Baker unless noted. All rights reserved.