| Deposit ID | 10079554 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029516 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Price-Rowland Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Gorman |
| Related records | 10233219 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.43162, 34.02014 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 396 |
| Relative position | 1.5 KM NORTH EAST OF SALEM CHURCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Indian Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rome(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Coosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Cherokee |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Wad | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Wisner Quartzite;Shady Dolomite | ||
| Rock description | Wisner Quartzite;Shady Dolomite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -85.43162, 34.02014 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1938 |
| District name | Rock Run |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. T. Price And L. Rowland |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029516 |
PIERCE, W.G., 1944, COBALT-BEARING MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOL SURVEY BULL. 940-J, P 265-285
1944 RECON PIERCE, 1944
WYNDHAM, C.E., 1953, INVESTIGATION OF ALABAMA MANGANESE DEPOSITS, CALHOUN, CHEROKEE, AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES, ALA.: U.S. BUR MINES REPT INV 4976, 38 P.
1953 DIREXPL USBM
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANGANESE OCCURS AS A FRACTURE FILLING IN BRECCIATED QUARTZITE AND APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BROWN IRON-ORE DEPOSITS OF THE AREA. (WYNDHAM) |
| Deposit | EXPLORATION INCOMPLETE - POTENTIAL UNKNOWN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | DEPTH OF BOTTOM OF WEATHERED GRAPHITE RANGES FROM 7.5 TO 25 M |
| Deposit | BECAUSE OF THEIR DEEP WEATHERING AND STEEP DIPS, THE SOUTH QUENELDA BEDS ARE EASILY MINED. THE ORE IS EASY TO FLOAT AND CARBON ASSAYS ARE, AS A RULE, WELL ABOVE REQUIREMENTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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