| Deposit ID | 10079561 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029526 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Superior Flake |
| Related records | 10233073 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.95829, 33.25765 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 366 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES SOUTH WEST OF POE BRIDGE CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clairmont Springs(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)
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 | Clay |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Graphite Critical | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Mica | Tertiary |
| Result | POUNDS OF GRAPHITE PER TON VARIES FROM 9.64 TO 91.46. THESE ARE SAMPLES FROM BOTH EXPLORATION TRENCHES AND OLD PITS. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| (1) | -85.95829, 33.25765 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N55 DEG E |
| Dip | 45 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 20M |
| Length | 1000M |
| Width | 80M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1920 |
| District name | Ashland Graphite |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ashland Mineral Land Co |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029526 |
PROUTY, W.F.,1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE GRAPHITE INDUSTRY: ALABAMA GEOL. SURVEY SPEC. REPT. 12, 190 P.
PALLISTER, H.D., AND THOEHEN, J.R., 1948, FLAKE GRAPHITE AND VANADIUM INVESTIGATION IN CLAY, COOSA AND CHILTON COUNTIES, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4366, 84 P.
1923 RECON AGS
1948 DIREXPL U.S. BUR. OF MINES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SECOND BED OF GRAPHITE WAS FOUND TO BE 50 M WIDE. BOTH BEDS EXTEND THROUGH BOTH THE SUPERIOR FLAKE AND EAGLE AREAS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RIDGE |
| Deposit | THE SUPERIOR FLAKE PROPERTY WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION AS A POSSIBLE RESERVE FOR THE CRUCIBLE FLAKE MILL, HAD THAT MILL CONTINUED OPERATIONS. THERE IS EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE BEDS EXTEND TO THE SOUTHWEST FOR A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE. THE DEPOSIT DOES NOT SEEM TO EXTEND NORTHEAST TO THE EAGLE AREA. ; 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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