Commodities
PrimaryFullers Earth
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBEDDED
Materials
Ore mineralsMontmorillonite
GangueCristobalite, Opal
Geology
StructurePorters Creek Formation; Clay Shale
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10068450
MRDS IDW001509
Alternate namesFuller's Earth - Ripley, Miss.
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.71706, -88.99144
References
A. R. BICKER, JR., 1970. ECONOMIC MINERALS OF MISSISSIPPI; MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 112SIMS, J. D., 1972: PETROGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FOR A VOLCANIC ORIGIN OF PART OF THE PORTERS CREEK CLAY, JACKSON PURCHASE REGION, WESTERN KENTUCKY, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 800-C, P. C39-C51Knox, 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.Sims, J. D., 1972, Petrographic Evidence For A Volcanic Origin Of Part Of The Porters Creek Clay, Jackson Purchase Region, Western Kentucky, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 800-C, P. C39-C5.Sims, J. D., 1972, Petrographic Evidence For A Volcanic Origin Of Part Of The Porters Creek Clay, Jackson Purchase Region, Western Kentucky, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 800-C, P. C39-C5.Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.