Alabama · Coosa County
Occurrence

Prospect No. 12

Coosa County, Alabama, United States
Tin
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Commodities
PrimaryTin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite
Geology
Host rockMica Schist · Wedowee Group
Associated rockDiorite,Quartzite,Pegmatite
Tectonic settingTallapoosa Block
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1932
Identification
Deposit ID10079478
MRDS IDW029037
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.98433, -86.13775
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 91.1944 RECON AGSHUNTER, F.R., 1944, GEOLOGY OF THE ALABAMA TIN BELT: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 54, 61 P.