Commodities
PrimarySilica
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlChert Exposed To Weathering During Early Cretaceous.
Geology
Host rockChert · Fort Payne Chert;Tuscumbia Limestone
StructureSw Edge Nashville Dome
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1962
Identification
Deposit ID10093809
MRDS IDW030631
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.95012, -88.07225
References
SPAIN, E.L. JR., 1936, TRIPOLI DEPOSITS OF WESTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY: AM. INST. MINING METALL. ENGINEERS TECH PUB 700, 17 P.CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1966, CLAY AND SHALE OF NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 20-B P. 7-9.JONES, C.W. AND OTHERS, 1962, REPORT ON THE WATERLOO TRIPOLI DEPOSITS, LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA, WAYNE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: PRIVATE REPORT, 22 P.1962 RECON AG