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Van Smith Manganese Prospect

Clay County, Alabama, United States
Manganese
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrolusite
Geology
Host rockAmphibolite
Associated rockAmphibolite
Tectonic settingCoosa Block
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10093797
MRDS IDW029033
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.46959, -85.7069
References
TULL, J.F. 1978, STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALABAMA PIEDMONT NORTHWEST OF THE BREVARD ZONE: AM. JOUR. SCI. V. 278, P. 442-460PIERCE, W.G., 1944, COBALT BEARING MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA, AND TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BUL. 940-J P. 280.1918 RECON AGSPROUTY, W.F., 1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COUNTY REPT 1, P. 68-711975 RECON AGS