Commodities
PrimaryBall Clay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
StructureMississippi Embayment
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1960 - 1973
First production1960
Identification
Deposit ID10025250
MRDS IDK000949
Alternate namesLowery Pit
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.08009, -88.75588
References
WHITLATCH, G. I., 1940, THE CLAYS OF WEST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 49, 355 P1940 GEOLMAP TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, MAP-REPORT1973 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORYMINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972; T.D.G., T.V.A. AND U.S.B.M., MANUSCRIPTTENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY 1972 MINE INVENTORY