Mine detail: Unnamed Occurrence

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 32.86822, -85.46662

Resource(B)

Primary: Aluminum
Secondary: Clay
Ore: Bauxite, Gibbsite
Gangue: Kaolinite, Quartz
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1982

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Associated type:Diorite

References

MRDSW033306
DEP10081298
Reference{Deposit:: BEG, M.A., 1982, EVALUATION OF CERAMIC AND REFRACTORY GRADE RAW MATERIALS IN ALABAMA: GIBBSITE IN SAPROLITE OF EAST-CENTRAL ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPT. 77 P.}{Deposit:: BEG, M.A., 1983: EVALUATION OF CERAMIC AND REFRACTORY GRADE RAW MATERIALS IN ALABAMA: GIBBSITE IN SAPROLITES OF EAST-CENTRAL ALABAMA: PHASE II DETAILED EVALUATION: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPT. 70 P.}{Deposit:: CLARK, O.M., 1972, GIBBSITE IN WEATHERED GRANITIC ROCKS OF ALABAMA: SOUTHEASTERN GEOL. V. 14, PP. 203-212}{Deposit:: BRYANT, J.P., AND DIXON J.B., 1964, CLAY MINERALOGY AND WEATHERING OF RED YELLOW PODZOLIC SOIL FROM QUARTZ MICA SCHIST IN THE ALABAMA PIEDMONT: CLAYS AND CLAY MINERALS, V. 12, PP 509-521}
ReporterBeg, Mirza A.