Description
Alabama Geological Survey
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryGraphite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
GangueBiotite, Graphite, Muscovite, Quartz, Roscoelite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Poe Bridge Mountain Group
StructureShear Zone Trending Ne., Oxidized
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1974
Identification
Deposit ID10081301
MRDS IDW033309
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.27237, -85.95552
References
SRC.REF: COOK, R.B, HICKS, B.K. AND BEG, M.A. 1982 RECONNAISSANCE URANIUM EXPLORATION IN COOSA AND CLAY COUNTIES, ALABAMA, AL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CIRC. 107, 44 P.BEG, M.A., 1980, ASSESSMENT OF URANIUM RESOURCES IN THREE SELECT RADIO-METRIC ANOMALIES IN THE NORTHERN ALABAMA PI-EDMONT: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 41P.COOK, R.B., HICKS, B.K., AND BEG, M.A., 1982 RECONNAISSANCE URANIUM EXPLORATION IN COOSA AND CLAY COUNTIES ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CIRC. 107, 44 P.NEATHERY, T.L., BENTLEY, R.D., HIGGINS, M.W., AND ZIETZ, ISIDORE, 1976, PRELIMINARY INTERPRETATION OF AEROMAGNETIC- AND AERORADIOACTIVITY MAPS OF THE ALABAMA PIEDMONT: GEOLOGY V-.4, NO.6, P.375-381.NEATHERY, T.L., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COOSA COUNTY ALABAMA:, AL:, ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP 152, 19 P.