| Deposit ID | 10068408 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001462 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ne Alabama Bauxite-Kaolin |
| Related records | 10136062 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.99996, 34.00015 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | CALHOUN, TALLADEGA, AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Etowah(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gadsden East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rome(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Coosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Calhoun |
| United States | Alabama | Cherokee |
| United States | Alabama | DeKalb |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bauxite | Ore |
| (1) | -85.99996, 34.00015 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001462 |
DENSON, N. M., AND WAAGE, K. M., 1966, SOME BAUXITE AND CLAY DEPOSITS IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-P, P. 27
DENSON, N.M., AND WAAGE, K.M., 1966, SOME BAUXITE AND CLAY DEPOSITS IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-P, P. P1-P27.
1942 RECON K. M. WAAG
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | First Production Year: 1923 (ALCOA) |
| Deposit | DOMESTIC SOURCE OF REFRACTORY BAUXITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Patterson, Sam H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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