| Deposit ID | 10100916 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029520 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alabama River |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.33748, 32.40851 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 38 |
| Relative position | ON ALABAMA RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Montgomery North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Montgomery(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montgomery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper(hydrologic unit)
Alabama(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Montgomery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Kyanite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Ore |
| Result | 2 SAMPLES YIELDED .58 AND .61% ILMENITE, .035 AND .065% ZIRCON, .21 AND .18% KYANITE, .07 AND .08% RUTILE, .015 AND .01% MONAZITE |
|---|
| (1) | Alluvial, coastal and low terrace deposits |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Alabama River |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Radcliff Materials, Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029520 |
SULLIVAN, G.V., AND BROWNING, J.S., 1970, RECOVERY OF HEAVY MINERALS FROM SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EASTERN U.S.: U.S. BUR OF MINES RPT INV. 7517, 25 P
1967 RECON AGS
SZABO, M.W., 1967, SAND AND GRAVEL IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 44, 44 P.
1970 RECON U.S. BUR. OF MINES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BUREAU OF MINES HEAVY MINERAL SAMPLE FROM TAILS - (UNDER-SIZE) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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