| Deposit ID | 10079922 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030687 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Watt Manganese Opening |
| Related records | 10257609 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.9733, 33.29932 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 366 |
| Relative position | LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1.9 KM NORTH OF THE ANTIOCH CHURCH ON TIMBER ROAD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clairmont Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Grange(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)
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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| (1) | -85.9733, 33.29932 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 E |
| Dip | 75 SE |
| Thickness | 55M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Watt Manganese District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Overall width | 60M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030687 |
PROUTY, W.F., 1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COUNTY REPT. 1 P 68-71
1918 RECON AGS
1981 RECON AGS
CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1981, MANGANESE RESOURCES OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXTENT OF MINERALIZATION NOT KNOWN. PRIMARY MINERALIZATION 55 M MEASURED ACCROSS STRIKE OF BEDS (FOLIATION). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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