Mississippi · Tippah County
Occurrence

Bauxite and Kaolin - Tippah and Benton Counties

Tippah County, Mississippi, United States
AluminumKaolin
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum, Kaolin
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model217: Sedimentary kaolin
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite, Gibbsite, Kaolinite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Associated rockClay, Mud
StructureSandy Clay
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10068414
MRDS IDW001468
Alternate namesTippah-Benton, Miss.
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.71706, -89.08343
References
TOURTELOT, H. A., 1964, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE TIPPAH-BENTON DISTRICT, MISSISSIPPI: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-C, P. 31REED, D. F., 1948, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF TIPPAH AND BENTON COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4281, P. 15CONANT, L.C., 1965, BAUXITE AND KAOLIN DEPOSITS OF MISSISSIPPI, EXCLUSIVE OF THE TIPPAH-BENTON DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-B, P. B1-B70.1942 DIREXPL USBM - R.I.1942 GEOLMAP H. A. TOURTELOTKnox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.Conant, L. C., 1965, Bauxite And Kaolin Deposits Of Mississippi Exclusive Of The Tippah-Benton District: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1199-B, 70 P.Conant, L. C., 1965, Bauxite And Kaolin Deposits Of Mississippi Exclusive Of The Tippah-Benton District: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1199-B, 70 P.Reed, D. F., 1952, Investigations Of High-Alumina Clays And Bauxite Of Northeastern Mississippi: U.S. Bureau Mines Report Investitgaton 4827, 84 P.Reed, D. F., 1952, Investigations Of High-Alumina Clays And Bauxite Of Northeastern Mississippi: U.S. Bureau Mines Report Investitgaton 4827, 84 P.Tourtelot, H.A., 1964, Bauxite Deposits Of The Tippah-Benton District, Missisippi: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1199-C, 31 P.Tourtelot, H.A., 1964, Bauxite Deposits Of The Tippah-Benton District, Missisippi: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1199-C, 31 P.