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Norton Deposit

Past Producer in Calhoun county in Alabama, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079756
MRDS ID W030481
Record type Site
Current site name Norton Deposit
Related records 10160093, 10257588

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.94302, 33.9132 (WGS84)
Elevation 165
Relative position 1 KM SOUTHWEST OF WALKER GAP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calhoun(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glencoe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Calhoun

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result OWNER REPORTED 18% TO 50% MANGANESE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Fort Payne Chert
    Rock description Fort Payne Chert
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.94302, 33.9132
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stratigraphic

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Grady Norton

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 29.26M
    Overall width 6M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEATHERY, T.E., AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 81, 49 P.

  • Deposit

    WYNDHAM, C.E., 1953, INVESTIGATION OF ALABAMA MANGANESE DEPOSITS, CALHOUN, CHEROKEE, AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4976, 38 P.

  • Deposit

    WYNDAM, C.E., 1953, INVESTIGATION OF ALABAMA MANGANESE DEPOSITS, CALHOUN, CHEROKEE, AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES, ALABAMA: U.S. BUR. OF MINES RI. 4976, 38 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1980 Clarke, Otis M. Jr. U.S. Geological Survey

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