| Deposit ID | 10079901 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030659 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dempsy Greenstone Manganese Outcrop |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.78274, 33.42237 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 299 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cheaha Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Grange(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Talladega National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in Alabama(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Clay |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hillabee Group | ||||
| Rock description | Hillabee Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.78274, 33.42237 |
|---|
| Thickness | 2.3M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030659 |
PROUTY, W F, 1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY COUNTY REPT 1, 190 P
TULL, J.F., AND OTHERS, 1978, THE HILLABEE GREENSTONE: STRATIGRAPHY, GEOCHEMISTRY, STRUCTURE MINERALIZATION AND THEORIES OF ORIGIN: MINERAL RESOURCE INSTITUTE RESEARCH SERIES 1978, RR NO. 1, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, 100 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1981 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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