Commodities
PrimaryGraphite
TertiaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockMica Schist
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatite
Tectonic settingCoosa Block
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Identification
Deposit ID10079566
MRDS IDW029532
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.37654, -85.77913
References
PROUTY, W.F., 1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE GRAPHITE INDUSTRY: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC. REPT. 12, 190 P.BROWN, J.S. 1925 GRAPHITE DEPOSITS OF ASHLAND ALABAMA: ECON GEOL. V. 20 NO 3. P. 208-248PALLISTER, H.D., AND THOEHEN, J.R., 1948, FLAKE GRAPHITE AND VANADIUM INVESTIGATION IN CLAY, COOSA AND CHILTON COUNTIES, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4366, 84 P.1923 RECON AGS1948 DIREXPL U.S. BUR OF MINES