Alabama · Chambers County
Occurrence

Chambers County Gibbsite Prospect

Chambers County, Alabama, United States
Aluminum
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Description

O.M. Clarke Jr

Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlDrainage
Materials
Ore mineralsGibbsite, Kaolinite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Dadeville Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1977
Identification
Deposit ID10089739
MRDS IDW029022
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.95849, -85.25827
References
CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1972, GIBBSITE IN WEATHERED GRANITIC ROCKS OF ALABAMA: SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGY, V. 14, NO 4, P 203-212.CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1977, INVESTIGATION OF SAPROLITE, A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF ALUMINA, ALABAMA, GEORGIA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE, 14 P.1977 RECON AG