Mine detail: Rockwood Plant

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Location: Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.0564, -83.22098
dep_id: 10310026
mrds_id: LW00026
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silica
Operation type: Surface
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Quartz
gangue: Dolomite
orebody_fm: BLANKET
model: 207: High-grade silica deposits
conc_proc: Mechanical accumulation
Reporter: Anderson, Arlene (M. Gere)
hrock_unit: Sylvania Formation
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Michigan basin, Relatively flat lying
References:
  • Deposit:: MICHIGA* INDUSTRIAL SAND RESOURCES, 2000, CIRCULAR 11, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION, LANSING, MICHIGAN.
  • Deposit:: HEINRICH, E.W, 1979, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE SAND AND SANDSTONE RESOURCES OF MICHIGAN, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION, LANSING, MICHIGAN.
  • Deposit:: U.S. SILICA COMPANY WEB PAGE, http://www.u-s-silica.com/rockwood.html
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