Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryZinc, Limestone, General
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Longview Limestone;Newala Limestone
StructureLarge Fault Blocks And Large Scale Thrust Faults, Faults And Fractures
AlterationLimestone Recrystallized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1860
Identification
Deposit ID10079321
MRDS IDW028545
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.82097, -85.84024
References
NEATHERY, T. L., CLARKE, O. M. JR., SMITH, E. W., SZABO, M. W., AND WHITE, D. H. JR., 1972 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 81 P. 23 .HUGHES, T. H. AND LYNCH, R. E., 1973 , BARITE IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 85 P. 40 .EHINGER, R.F., 1964, GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF THE LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS IN THE ANGEL DISTRICT, ANGEL, ALABAMA: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, UNPUBLISHED MS THESIS, 40 P.1956 DIREXPL PRIVATE1964 GEOCHEM UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA1972 COMPILE AGS