Lat / long: | 34.0057, -85.45967 |
Primary: | Iron, Manganese |
Ore: | Goethite |
Gangue: | Chert |
Orebody form: | IRREGULAR - IN POCHETS |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small |
Development status: | Past Producer |
First production started: | 1873 |
Last production ended: | 1956 |
Host rock: | Weisner Quartzite;Shady Dolomite |
Host type: | Sandstone,Dolomite |
Structure: | Faulting |
MRDS | W030751 |
DEP | 10079965 |
Reference | {Deposit:: BOWLES, EDGAR, 1941, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 15, 38 P}{Deposit:: PORTER, J.B., 1887, THE IRON ORES AND COALS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE: TRANSACTIONS AM. INST MINING ENGINEERS V. 15, P. 170-217.} |
Reporter | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. |