Alabama · Cherokee County
Occurrence

Gilley Fluorspar Deposit

Cherokee County, Alabama, United States
CalciumFluorine-Fluorite
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Description

J C Gilley

Commodities
PrimaryCalcium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Conasauga Formation
StructureFaulting, Fractures
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10079475
MRDS IDW029032
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.99181, -85.69718
References
OBSERVATION1950 DIREXPL US BUREAU OF MINESO'NEILL, J.F., 1950, INVESTIGATION OF GILLEY FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4660, 6 P.