Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
GangueCalcite, Chert, Fluorite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Bigby-Cannon;Catheys-Leipers
Tectonic settingPlatform
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1983
Identification
Deposit ID10081304
MRDS IDW033313
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.97512, -87.04167
References
SRC.REF: COMPANY DATADANIEL, T.W. JR., AND HASTINGS, E.L., 1968, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CIRC 46, 29P.DANIEL, T.W., JR., 1976, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC. MAP 154, 8-P.HASTINGS, E.L., 1959, PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA ACAD. SC1. JOUR., V. 30, NO. 4, P. 9-13.STATE OF ALABAMA, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, FY. 1983. P47.