Mine detail: Dauphine Island Offshore Sands

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 30.23357, -88.08336

Resource(M)

Primary: Titanium, Metal
Secondary: Zirconium
Ore: Ilmenite, Rutile, Zircon
Gangue: Kyanite, Staurolite, Tourmaline
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Placer
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Recent Off-Shore Sediments
Host type:Sand and Gravel
Structure:Barrier Island

References

MRDSW030676
DEP10079913
Reference{Deposit:: STOW, H.S., DRUMMOND, S.E. AND HAYNES, C.D., 1975, POSSIBLE HEAVY MINERAL RESOURCES OFFSHORE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI: SOC. MINING ENGR. AIME PREPRINT NO. 75-1-311.}{Deposit:: CARLSTON, C.W., 1950, PLEISTOCENE HISTORY OF COASTAL ALABAMA: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA BULL. V 61, P. 1119-1130.}{Deposit:: DRUMMOND, S.E., JR., 1976, DISTRIBUTION OF HEAVY MINERALS: OFFSHORE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, MS THESIS, 90 P.}{Deposit:: 1975 DIREXPL UNIV. OF ALABAM}
ReporterClarke, Otis M. Jr.