| Deposit ID | 10306982 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Polkville Bentonite District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.51673, 32.11684 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Smith(county)
Mississippi(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Raleigh(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Forest(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Meridian(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Leaf(hydrologic unit)
Pascagoula(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pascagoula(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bienville National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in Mississippi(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Mississippi | Smith |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Montmorillonite | Ore |
| (1) | -89.51673, 32.11684 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Limestone |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Surface Geology Division | MSDEQSGD | MSDEQSGD | M10 |
Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Engelhard Corp. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Woodruff, L.G. | U.S. Geological Survey | Entered County |
| Reporter | 11-DEC-1998 | Thompson, David E. | Mississippi Office of Geology |
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