Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
StructureMississippi Embayment
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1960-1972
First production1960
Identification
Deposit ID10025281
MRDS IDK000988
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.86927, -88.46421
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., U.S.B.M., MANUSCRIPTTENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY 1972 MINE INVENTORY