Bauxite and Kaolin - Tippah and Benton Counties

Occurrence in Tippah county in Mississippi, United States with commodities Kaolin, Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068414
MRDS ID W001468
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite and Kaolin - Tippah and Benton Counties
Alternate or previous names Tippah-Benton, Miss.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.08343, 34.71706 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position TIPPAH AND BENTON COUNTIES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tippah(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blue Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Holly Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tupelo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Tallahatchie(hydrologic unit)

Yazoo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Yazoo(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Tippah

Comments on the location information

  • Approximate Location For Two Counties

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore
Kaolinite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 217
USGS model code 31k
Deposit model name Sedimentary kaolin

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.08343, 34.71706

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sandy Clay

Comments on the geologic information

  • NAHEOLA FORMATION
  • SCATTERED KAOLIN AND SMALL BAUXITIC LENSES OCCUR IN BEDS OF WILCOX AGE ABOVE UNCONFORMITY
  • Scattered Kaolin and Small Bauxitic Lenses Occur In Beds of Wilcox Age Above Unconformity

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 2) POTENTIAL RESOURCES VERY SMALL.

Comments on the workings information

  • NO PRODUCTION

Comments on development

  • SCATTERED KAOLIN AND SMALL BAUXITIC LENSES OCCUR IN BEDS OF WILCOX AGE ABOVE UNCONFORMITY ; ECON.COM: SMALL SCATTERED DEPOSITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TOURTELOT, H. A., 1964, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE TIPPAH-BENTON DISTRICT, MISSISSIPPI: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-C, P. 31

  • Deposit

    REED, D. F., 1948, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF TIPPAH AND BENTON COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4281, P. 15

  • Deposit

    CONANT, L.C., 1965, BAUXITE AND KAOLIN DEPOSITS OF MISSISSIPPI, EXCLUSIVE OF THE TIPPAH-BENTON DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-B, P. B1-B70.

  • Deposit

    1942 DIREXPL USBM - R.I.

  • Deposit

    1942 GEOLMAP H. A. TOURTELOT

  • 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

    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.

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Jackson Ready-Mix Concrete

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 Patterson, Sam H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 24-SEP-1997 Thompson, David E. Mississippi Office of Geology Changed Formation From Wilcox To Naheola; Added Reference
Updater 01-DEC-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Added Counties And Commodity Codes, Compiled Information From Original Mrds Record; Added Bauxite To Ore Materials; Changed From Site To District Record; Changed Lat/Long To Central Location For Two C

Beyond USGS

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