Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Clay county in Alabama, United States with commodities Uranium, Graphite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081301
MRDS ID W033309
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.95552, 33.27237 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position SIX MILES WEST OF ASHLAND

Site location context

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 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Clay

Comments on the location information

  • SECTIONS 19 AND 20, T20S, R7E ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1966

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Graphite Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • URANIUM RICH WEATHERED ZONE IN GRAPHITE BEARING SCHIST.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Gangue
Graphite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Roscoelite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ROCK ANALYSES UP TO 613 PPM URANIUM: USUALLY AVERAGES 80 PPM URANIUM.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Poe Bridge Mountain Group
    Rock description Poe Bridge Mountain Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.95552, 33.27237

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Shear Zone Trending Ne.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Oxidized

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N50W TO N70W
    Dip 50 TO 70 SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • URANIUM MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN HIGH GRADE ROSCOELITE-, GRAPHITE-BEARING SCHISTS OF THE POE BRIDGE MOUNTAIN GROUP- IN COOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WITH OXIDIZED SHE-AR ZONES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1974
Discoverer Alabama Geological Survey

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IS PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH FRACTURE AND SHEAR ZONES SUBPARALLEL TO THE ROCK DIP AND STRIKE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1984 Beg, Mirza A. Alabama Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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