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Bobo Bauxite

Prospect in Floyd county in Georgia, United States with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068430
MRDS ID W001487
Record type Site
Current site name Bobo Bauxite
Alternate or previous names District In Northwest Georgia
Related records 10241174

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.23684, 34.15013 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Floyd(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rome South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Etowah(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Floyd

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.23684, 34.15013
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Sink Hole Fills

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    White, W. S., And Denson, N. M., 1966, Bauxite Deposits Of Northwest Georgia; With A Section On The Summerville Area By J. C. Dunlap And E. F. Overstreet: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1199-M, 42 P.White, W. S., And Denson, N. M., 1966, Bauxite Deposits Of Northwest Georgia; With A Section On The Summerville Area By J. C. Dunlap And E. F. Overstreet: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1199-M, 42 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Patterson, Sam H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 14-APR-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey location accuracy, easting and northing; deposit type; model number; deposit model type;
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references; checked location

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