Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
Geology
Host rockChert · Fort Payne Chert
StructureFold
Tectonic settingValley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1876
Identification
Deposit ID10079754
MRDS IDW030479
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.06681, -86.31248
References
NEATHERY, T.L., CLARKE, O.M. JR., SMITH, W.E., SZARO, M.W., 1969 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL MAP 86.BARNES, C.W., 1946, GEOLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS, WALNUT GROVE, ALABAMA: VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, MS THESIS, 33 P.1969 COMPILE AGS1981 RECON AGS