Alabama · Macon County
Producer

Shorter Pits

Macon County, Alabama, United States
Sand and GravelConstructionTitaniumMetalZirconiumKyaniteREE
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Commodities
PrimarySand and Gravel, Construction
TertiaryTitanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlRiver Channel
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Kyanite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Terrace
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10079769
MRDS IDW030496
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.43045, -85.97164
References
SZABO, M. W., 1967, SAND AND GRAVEL IN ALABAMA, A SUMMARY REPORT: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC 44, 41P1967 RECON ALA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY1970 RECON U.S. BUREAU OF MINESDAVIS, E. G., AND SULLIVAN, G. V., 1970, RECOVERY OF HEAVY MINERALS FROM SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT INV 7517, 38 P.