Mine detail: Unnamed Quarry

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Location: Etowah County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.94875, -86.03525
dep_id: 10107398
mrds_id: W033206
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Quartz
orebody_fm: LENSE
conc_proc: Weathering, Erosion, Fluvial Deposition
Reporter: Rheams, Karen F.
hrock_unit: Terrace Deposit
hrock_type: Gravel,Sand and Gravel
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: SZABO, M.W., 1967, SAND AND GRAVEL IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 44, 44 P.
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