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Prospect Number Eight

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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160338
MAS/MILS ID 0010370004
Record type Site
Current site name Prospect Number Eight
Alternate or previous names Marbury Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.10807, 33.01956 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
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

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Coosa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
St. Stephens 024 N 020 E 31 SWSW Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.10807, 33.01956
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 820430

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
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

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Marbury Property
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTER F GEOL ALB. TIN BELT GEOL. SUR ALB. BUL. 54 1944 PG.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REC/060 COL. 48-50 ROCK DENSITY IS AVERAGE DENSITY OF ACIDIC SOME FLAT GRAINS OF CASSITERITE ARE EMBEDDED IN LENS LIKE BO MUSCOVITE WHICH BECOME 4 TO 6 INS WIDE. NO DIMENSIONS, GRADE NAGES ARE AVAILABLE. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975.

Reporter information

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

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