Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR-IN POCKETS
Ore controlKarst Ponds
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite
StructureUnknown-Obscured By Alluvium
Tectonic settingOverthrust, Folds And Faulting
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080057
MRDS IDW031014
Alternate namesPentegrass, Widow Blackburn, Washer Limonite Banks
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.66403, -85.66663
References
MCCALLEY, HENRY, 1897, THE VALLEY REGIONS OF ALABAMA, PART 2, THE COOSA VALLEY REGIONS: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC. REPT. 9, 862 PNEATHERY, T.L., AND OTHERS 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 81, 49 P.CLOUD, P.E. JR., 1966, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE ANNISTON, FORT PAYNE AND ASHVILLE AREAS, NORTHEAST ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-0. 35 P