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Jackson, Mississippi - Light Weight Aggregrate

Past Producer in Hinds county in Mississippi, United States with commodity Aggregate, Light Weight
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099665
MRDS ID W001512
Record type Site
Current site name Jackson, Mississippi - Light Weight Aggregrate
Alternate or previous names Jackson Miss. Lightweight Agg.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.25009, 32.43155 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hinds(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pocahontas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Jackson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Big Black(hydrologic unit)

Big Black-Homochitto(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Big Black(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Hinds

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG VALUES FROM THE NATIONAL ATLAS ARE FOR THE CITY OF JACKSON IN HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aggregate, Light Weight Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Montmorillonite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 219
USGS model code 31k.2
Deposit model name Fire clay

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.25009, 32.43155
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED

Comments on the geologic information

  • YAZOO CLAY, NUMEROUS FOSSIL WHALE SKELETONS HAVE BEEN EXCAVATED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1958

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Same
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jackson Ready-Mix Concrete

Comments on the workings information

  • MISS-LITE DIV JACKSON READY-MIX CONCRETE
  • Abandoned

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 11

  • Deposit

    Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.

  • Deposit

    Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 Patterson, Sam H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 24-SEP-1997 Thompson, David E. Mississippi Office of Geology Added Reference
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Checked Location; Added Commodity And Material Codes

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