Description
Eugene A. Smith
Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryCalcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Calcite, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Newala Limestone
StructureSyncline, Fracturing
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1914
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10097464
MRDS IDW030641
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.03544, -87.01944
References
ADAMS, G.I., AND JONES, W.B., 1940, BARITE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 45, 38 P.HUGHES, T.H., AND LYNCH, R.E. JR., 1973, BARITE IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 85, 43 P.HUNTER, C.C., 1978, GEOLOGY AND WALL ROCK ALTERATION STUDY OF SELECTED BIBB COUNTY BARITE DEPOSITS: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, UNPUBLISHED MS THESIS, 141 P.1975 RECON AGS-U. OF ALABAMA1978 GEOCHEM U. OF ALABAMA