Description
Ed Smith Bill Whetstone
Commodities
PrimarySulfur, Iron, Copper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlGreenstone Host Crushed During Mineralization
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Hillabee Greenstone
Associated rockBasalt
StructureFold
Tectonic settingTalladega (Thrust) Block
AlterationSilicification Next To Veinlets
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1962
Identification
Deposit ID10089718
MRDS IDW028557
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.25015, -86.02497
References
CLARKE, O. M., JR., 1971 , GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING IN GOSSANS AND LATERITIC SOILS OF ALABAMA: CANADIAN INST. MINING AND METALL. SPEC. V. 11 , P. 122 - 125 .TULL, J. F., AND STOW, S. H., ED, 1979 , THE HILLABEE METAVOLCANIC COMPLEX AND ASSOCIATED ROCK SEQUENCES: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SOC. GUIDEBOOK, 64 P.GREER, R.E., 1965, SUMMARY REPORT ON THE ALAMAG PROJECT, CLAY COUNTY ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE, 28 P.1964 DIREXPL ALAMAG CO1970 GEOCHEM AGS