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Prospect Number Twelve

Prospect in Coosa county in Alabama, United States with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112246
MRDS ID W029037
MAS/MILS ID 0010370008
Record type Site
Current site name Prospect Number Twelve
Related records 10079478

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.14277, 32.98016 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coosa(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rockford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Clanton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montgomery(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Coosa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
St. Stephens 023 N 019 E 14 SENW Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.14277, 32.98016
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20E
    Dip 55S
    Length 61M
    Width 2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N20E:55S
    Date of Last Modification 820430

Comments on the geologic information

  • CASSITERITE IS CONTAINED ALONG THE FRACTURES IN THE QTZ AND PREGNATIONS IN THE BORDERING SCHIST. A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE BY ELLSWORTH(REC 701) CONTAINED 0.4 PER CENT METALLIC TIN. B 1939 REPORTED 0.83 PER CENT METALLIC TIN IN A GRAB SAMPLE. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTER F. GEOL OF THE ALB TIN BELT BUL 54 GEOL SUR ALB 1944

  • Deposit

    ELLSWORTH E.W. TIN DEPOSITS OF ALB. DEPT. INT. MEMORANDUM FO

  • Deposit

    -MISCEL. PAPER 91 OCT 24 1934

  • Deposit

    BOWLES EDGAR 1939 THE TIN DEPOSITS OF COOSA CO. ALA. GEOL SU

  • Deposit

    MISC PAPER 124

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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