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;Tugcumbia Limestone
StructureSw Edge Nashville Dome
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10096545
MRDS IDW030632
Alternate namesMccorkle Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.00567, -87.98059
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 7-9.1962 RECON AGSJONES, C.W. AND OTHERS, 1962, REPORT ON THE WATERLOO TRIPOLI DEPOSITS, LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA, WAYNE COUNTY, TENNESSEE; PRIVATE REPORT, 22 P.