| Deposit ID | 10079485 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029046 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Perry Wise-Sanders Prospect |
| Related records | 10185177, 10281591 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.7569, 32.88627 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 223 |
| Relative position | .5 KM WEST OF OAK RIDGE CHURCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tallapoosa(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jacksons Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Opelika(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phenix City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Tallapoosa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Talc | Ore |
| Anthophyllite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Rock unit name | Pyroxenite, Serpentinite, And Amphibolite |
| Rock description | Pyroxenite, Serpentinite, And Amphibolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | -85.7569, 32.88627 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 800M |
| Width | 300M |
| Depth to top | 0.5M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Dadeville |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029046 |
NEATHERLY, T.L., 1968, TALC AND ANTHOPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN TALLAPOOSA AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 90, 98 P.
NEATHERLY, T.L., 1967, TALC AND ASBESTOS AT DADEVILLE ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 7045, 57 P.
1967 RECON AGS
1968 DIREXPL BUR. OF MINES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RED HAWK MINING COMPANY TRENCHES UNCOVERED CONSIDERABLE TALC. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.