Mine detail: Tumlin Gap Manganese Prospect

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Location: Etowah County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.00653, -86.25497
dep_id: 10079891
mrds_id: W030647
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
conc_proc: Leaching Of Limestone Containing Manganese And Manganese Precipitation
Reporter: Clarke, Otis M. Jr.
hrock_unit: Fort Payne Chert
hrock_type: Chert
tectonic: Valley And Ridge
References:
  • Deposit:: BARNES, C W, 1946, GEOLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS WALNUT GROVE, ALABAMA: VIRGINIA UNIV MASTERS THESIS, 33P.
  • Deposit:: PIERCE, W G, 1944, COBALT-BEARING MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE: US GEOL SURVEY BULL 940 J, P 265-285.
  • Deposit:: 1980 RECON AGS
  • Deposit:: CLARKE, O M JR, 1980, MANGANESE RESOURCES IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY OPEN FILE
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