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Aberdeen Mississippi Bentonite

Producer in Monroe county in Mississippi, United States with commodity Bentonite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068452
MRDS ID W001511
Record type Site
Current site name Aberdeen Mississippi Bentonite
Alternate or previous names Aberdeen Miss. Bentonite
Related records 10146751

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.52476, 33.76958 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Monroe(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aberdeen(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

West Point(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

West Point(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tombigbee(hydrologic unit)

Black Warrior-Tombigbee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mobile-Tombigbee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Monroe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DEEPLY BURIED BENTONITE IS BLUISH GRAY - WEATHERED IS LIGHTER COLORED
  • Deeply Buried Bentonite Is Bluish Gray, Weathered Is Lighter Gray

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Montmorillonite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 189
USGS model code 28e
Deposit model name Sedimentary bentonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.52476, 33.76958
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Euwtaw Formation; Sandy Clay

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Comments on the geologic information

  • ROUNDED CARBONATE CONCRETIONS OCCUR IN BENTONITE. EUTAW FORMATION
  • BENTONTE IS IN EUTAW FM. CRETACEOUS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner American Colloid Co. - IMC

Comments on development

  • AMERICAN COLLOID & IMC PLANTS ON W & NW SIDES OF TOWN. MINES ON W-SW SIDE OF TOWN 1972 ; ECON.COM: ROUNDED CARBONATE CONCRETIONS OCCUR IN BENTONITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 11

  • Deposit

    Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.

  • Deposit

    Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BENTONTE IS IN EUTAW FM. CRETACEOUS
Deposit Engelhard Corp.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 Patterson, Sam H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 24-SEP-1997 Thompson, David E. Mississippi Office of Geology Added Reference
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Added County And Commodity Codes, Compiled Information From Original Mrds Record

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