| Deposit ID | 60001782 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028560 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Pyriton Mines |
| Related records | 10136009 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.83326, 33.36125 (WGS84) |
|---|
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)
Upper Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Talladega National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in Alabama(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Clay |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| (1) | -85.83326, 33.36125 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Year of first production | 1862 |
LAMOUNT, W. E. AND HASTINGS, E. L., 1964 , RESOURCE AND BENEFICATION STUDIES OF COPPER - BEARING PYRITE ORES, PYRITON, CLAY COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 27 , 26 P.
TULL, J. F. AND OTHERS, 1978, THE HILLABEE GREENSTONE: STRATIGRAPHY, GEOCHEMISTRY, STRUCTURE, MINERALIZATION AND THEORIES OF ORIGIN: MRI RESEARCH REPT. SERIES 1978, UNIV. OF ALABAMA, 100 P.
PALLISTER, H.D. AND THOENEN, J.R., 1949, INVESTIGATION OF COPPER-BEARING PYRITE ORES PYRITON, CLAY COUNTY, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4494, 15 P.
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