| Deposit ID | 10093789 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028553 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chulafinnee Copper Anomoly |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.65413, 33.55571 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 262 |
| Relative position | 13 KM SW HEFLIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cleburne(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hollis Crossroads(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Talladega National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in Alabama(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Cleburne |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Result | GEOCHEMICAL ANOMOLY 300 PPM CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hillabee Greenstone | ||||
| Rock description | Hillabee Greenstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Talladega Group; Jemison Chert and Chulafinnee Schist undifferentiated |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1964 |
| Discoverer | R E Greer |
| District name | Alabama Copper Belt |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028553 |
TULL, J. F., AND STOW, S. H., 1979 , THE HILLABEE METAVOLCANIC COMPLEX AND ASSOCIATED ROCK SEQUENCES: GUIDEBOOK 17 ANN. FIELD TRIP, ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
1965 GEOCHEM ALAMAG CO
1975 GEOCHEM AGS
GEER, R. E., 1965 , REPORT ON GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS FOR COPPER IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA: OPEN FILE ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY 13 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SIZE AND EXTENT NOT KNOWN |
| Deposit | ANOMOLY CONFIRMED BY GSA NO DETAIL WORK PERFORMED IN AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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