| Deposit ID | 60000533 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0070 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Clay, Coosa, Chilton Graphite District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.83746, 33.27515 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | INCLUDES NORTHEAST BELT IN CLAY COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST BELT IN COOSA AND CHILTON COUNTIES; 45 INDIVIDUAL MINES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lineville West(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 | Coosa |
| United States | Alabama | Clay |
| United States | Alabama | Chilton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Graphite Critical | Primary |
| (1) | Mad Indian Group |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | BLUE RIDGE STRUKTURE |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1888 |
| Year of first production | 1899 |
| Year of last production | 1952 |
| District name | CLAY GRAPHITE DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | COOSA GRAPHITE DISTRICT |
| District name | CHILTON GRAPHITE DISTRICT |
CAMERON, E.N. AND WEIS, P.L., 1960: STRATEGIC GRAPHITE - A SURVEY: U.S. G EOL. SURVEY BULL. 1082-E,P.201-321
PRONTY, W.F., 1923: GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE GRAPHITE INDUSTRY;: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COUNTY REPT 1, P.190
CLEMMER, J.B., ET AL., 1941: FLOTATION OF WEATHERED ALABAMA GRAPHITIC SCHISTS FOR CRUCIBLE FLAKE: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 49, P.101
TAYLOR, JR., H.A., 1984: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, PERS. COMMUN.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.