Commodities
PrimaryKaolin, Aluminum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formSINKHOLE FILLINGS
Ore controlBauxite Occurs In Pockets Rather Than As Blanket-Type Deposits: Appear To Have Developed In Shallow To Deep Sinkholes In Karst Terrane.
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Knox Group
StructurePell City Fault Block And Indian Montain Block
Tectonic settingBauxite Deposits Are Relatively Small And Funnel Shaped With An Oval Cross Section.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1891
Last production1923
Identification
Deposit ID10068433
MRDS IDW001488
Alternate namesNortheastern Ala.
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.00015, -85.74996
References
CLOUD, P. E., JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE ROCK RUN AND GOSHEN VALLEY AREAS, NORTHEAST ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-N, 74 P.COULTER, D. M., 1948, BAUXITE IN CHEROKEE AND CALHOUN COUNTIES, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT INV. 4223, P. 28RHEAMS, KAREN F., 1990, MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA: TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA, TEXT TO ACCOMPANY SPECIAL MAP 217, P. 12-15.THOENEN, J.R., AND BURCHARD, E.F., 1941, BAUXITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 3598, 42 P.ADAMS, G.I., 1923, THE FORMATION OF BAUXITE IN SINK-HOLES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V 18, NO. 4 P. 410-412.ADAMS, G.I., 1927, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V.22, NO. ;6, P. 615-620.1942 DIREXPL U.S.B.M.U.S.G.S. BULL. 1199-N1942 GEOLMAP P. E. CLOUD, JR.U.S.G.S. BULL. 1199-(, P. 5