Mine detail: Bauxite and Kaolin - Pontotoc County

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Location:	Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States, North America
Lat / long:	34.2668, -89.00005
dep_id:	10306889
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Kaolin, Aluminum
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Sedimentary
Development status:	Occurrence
ore:	Kaolinite, Gibbsite, Bauxite
gangue:	Quartz
model:	217: Sedimentary kaolin
Reporter:	Thompson, David E., Woodruff, L.G.
Structure:	Sandy Clay
References:	Deposit:: Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65. Deposit:: Reed, D. F., 1952, Investigations Of High-Alumina Clays And Bauxite Of Northeastern Mississippi: U.S. Bureau Mines Report Investitgaton 4827, 84 P.Reed, D. F., 1952, Investigations Of High-Alumina Clays And Bauxite Of Northeastern Mississippi: U.S. Bureau Mines Report Investitgaton 4827, 84 P. Deposit:: Tourtelot, H.A., 1964, Bauxite Deposits Of The Tippah-Benton District, Missisippi: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1199-C, 31 P.Tourtelot, H.A., 1964, Bauxite Deposits Of The Tippah-Benton District, Missisippi: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1199-C, 31 P. Deposit:: Conant, L. C., 1965, Bauxite And Kaolin Deposits Of Mississippi Exclusive Of The Tippah-Benton District: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1199-B, 70 P.Conant, L. C., 1965, Bauxite And Kaolin Deposits Of Mississippi Exclusive Of The Tippah-Benton District: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1199-B, 70 P.