Commodities
PrimarySand
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formBLANKET
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Eutaw Formation; Grayish-Green, Fine-Grained, Glauconitic, Micaceous Sand Interbedded With Gray, Laminated Clays
StructureClayey Sand
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1947
Identification
Deposit ID10026278
MRDS IDK003523
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.61679, -88.25003
References
MELLEN, F.F., 1959, MISSISSIPPI MINERAL RESOURCES: MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 86, 100 PMorse, W.C., 1935, The Highland Church Sandstone As A Building Stone: Mississippi State Geological Survey Bulletin 26, 30 P.Morse, W.C., 1935, The Highland Church Sandstone As A Building Stone: Mississippi State Geological Survey Bulletin 26, 30 P.Mellen, F.F., 1959, Mississippi Mineral Resources: Mississippi State Geological Survey Bulletin 86, 100 P.Mellen, F.F., 1959, Mississippi Mineral Resources: Mississippi State Geological Survey Bulletin 86, 100 P.INTERVIEW WITH PLANT MANAGER BY REPORTER DURING 1966.