Commodities
PrimaryTin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockPhyllite · Wedowee Group
Associated rockDiorite,Pegmatite
Tectonic settingTallapoosa Block
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10079477
MRDS IDW029036
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.90377, -86.19553
References
BOWLES, EDGAR, 1939, THE TIN DEPOSITS OF COOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. PAPER 124.ELLSWORTH, E.W., 1934, TIN DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: DEPT OF INT. PRESS MEM., MISC PAPER 91.HUNTER, F.R., 1944, GEOLOGY OF THE ALABAMA TIN BELT: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 54, 61 P.1944 RECON AG