Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryCobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStratigraphic
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Copper Ridge Dolomite, Knox Group;Conasauga Limestone;Conasauga Limestone
Tectonic settingValley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10079902
MRDS IDW030660
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.98458, -85.49495
References
BOWLES, EDGAR, 1941, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY CIR 15, 38 P.BUTTS, CHARLES, 1926, THE PALEOZOIC ROCKS IN GEOLOGY OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY SPEC. REPT 14, P 41-230.PIERCE, W.G., 1944, COBALT-BEARING MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA, AND TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 940-J, P. 265-285.1944 RECON W G PIERC