| Deposit ID | 10068450 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001509 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fuller's Earth, Ripley, Mississippi |
| Alternate or previous names | Fuller's Earth - Ripley, Miss. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.99144, 34.71706 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tippah(county)
Mississippi(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ripley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Corinth(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Mississippi | Tippah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fullers Earth | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Montmorillonite | Ore |
| Cristobalite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| (1) | -88.99144, 34.71706 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Porters Creek Formation; Clay Shale |
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001509 |
A. R. BICKER, JR., 1970. ECONOMIC MINERALS OF MISSISSIPPI; MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 112
SIMS, J. D., 1972: PETROGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FOR A VOLCANIC ORIGIN OF PART OF THE PORTERS CREEK CLAY, JACKSON PURCHASE REGION, WESTERN KENTUCKY, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 800-C, P. C39-C51
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.
Sims, J. D., 1972, Petrographic Evidence For A Volcanic Origin Of Part Of The Porters Creek Clay, Jackson Purchase Region, Western Kentucky, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 800-C, P. C39-C5.Sims, J. D., 1972, Petrographic Evidence For A Volcanic Origin Of Part Of The Porters Creek Clay, Jackson Purchase Region, Western Kentucky, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 800-C, P. C39-C5.
Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FULLER'S EARTH MINED IS PART OF PORTER'S CREEK CLAY-PALEOCENE |
| Deposit | Oil-Dri Production Co., |
| 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 | Added Reference |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Woodruff, Laurel G. | U.S. Geological Survey | Added County And Commodity Codes, Compiled Information From Original Mrds Record |
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