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Prospect Number Ten

Prospect in Coosa county in Alabama, United States with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257306
MAS/MILS ID 0010370006
Record type Site
Current site name Prospect Number Ten

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.11027, 33.01046 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coosa(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goodwater(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Birmingham South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Coosa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
St. Stephens 023 N 020 E 06 SWNW Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Elkahatchee Quartz Diorite Gneiss
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30E
    Dip 45S
    Length 3M
    Width 1M
    Depth to top 1.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N30E:45S
    Minimum Depth to Top 1.5
    Date of Last Modification 820430

Comments on the geologic information

  • CASSITERITE WAS OBSERVED ONLY IN THIN SECTION. NO GRADE/TONN ARE AVAILABLE . THIS FELDSPATHIC PEGMATITE IS ABOUT 3 FT. WIDE AND PINCHES O IN TEN FEET. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTER F GEOL. ALB. TIN BELT ALB GEOL SUR BULL 54 1944 P 54

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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