| Deposit ID | 10084789 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W102245 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tin Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.09997, 33.03349 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | Est, To A Point Choosen Midway On Line Between Secs. 30 And 31 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Coosa(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goodwater(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Birmingham South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Coosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Coosa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 024N | 020E | 30,31 | Alabama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| (1) | -86.09997, 33.03349 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W102245 |
HUNTER, F.R., 1944, GEOLOGY OF THE ALABAMA TIN BELT, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA BULLETIN 54, 61 PP.
SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE AND PRECIOUS METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA BULLETIN 55, 94 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLAT GRAINS OF CASSITERITE ARE IN AN ORIENTED MUSCOVITE IN PEGMATITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-86 | Cannon, Susan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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