J. W. Tapp Prospect

Prospect in Benton county in Mississippi, United States with commodity Kaolin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10122473
MAS/MILS ID 0280090056
Record type Site
Current site name J. W. Tapp Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -89.12946, 34.61732 (WGS84)
Elevation 149
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Benton(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hickory Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Holly Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tupelo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Tallahatchie(hydrologic unit)

Yazoo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Yazoo(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Holly Springs National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Bienville National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in Mississippi(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Benton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -89.12946, 34.61732

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUSK, TRACY WALLACE, 1956, MISS STATE GEOL SURVEY BULL 80, P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.