| Deposit ID | 60001794 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029024 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | East Clay County Gibbsite Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.68326, 33.34185 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lineville East(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Clay |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| (1) | -85.68326, 33.34185 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1977 |
| Discoverer | O.M. Clarke Jr |
CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1972, GIBBSITE IN WEATHERED GRANITIC ROCKS OF ALABAMA: SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGY. V. 14. NO. 4, P 203-212
PROUTY, W.F., 1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COUNTY REPT 1, 190 P.
CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1977, INVESTIGATION OF SAPROLITE, A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF ALUMINA, ALABAMA, GEORGIA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE, 14 P.
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