| Deposit ID | 10079964 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030749 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Milltown Pluton |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.47523, 33.02516 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 |
| Relative position | 2.0 MI S MILLTOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chambers(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Milltown(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Chambers |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Stephens | 024N | 026E | 31 | Alabama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Plagioclase | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Result | 73% SIO2 |
|---|---|
| Result | 13% AL2O3 |
| Result | 4.7% K2O |
| Result | 2.9% NA2O |
| Result | 1.1% CAO |
| Result | 0.01% MGO |
| Result | 0.7% FE |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Milltown Pluton | ||||
| Rock description | Milltown Pluton | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.47523, 33.02516 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 3400M |
| Width | 1600M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 64.01M |
| Overall width | 40M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030749 |
PROFFITT, J.R. III, 1975, THE PETROGRAPHY AND PETROGENESIS OF THE MILLTOWN PLUTON-CHAMBERS COUNTY, ALABAMA; MASTER OF SCI. THESIS. MEMPHIS STATE UNIVERSITY 69 P.
BENTLEY, R.D., AND NEATHERY, T.L., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE BREVARD FAULT ZONE AND RELATED ROCKS OF THE INNER PIEDMONT OF ALABAMA: UNIVERSITY, ALA., ALABAMA GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 8TH ANN. FIELD TRIP., P. 1-80
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GRANITE OUTCROP EXPOSED |
| Deposit | REPORTED FLUORITE OCCURRENCE - FOUND SMALL FRAGMENT FLUORITE WITH FELDSPAR IN QUARRY. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1981 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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