Commodities
PrimaryBall Clay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
StructureMississippi Embayment
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1950'S-1973
First production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10106788
MRDS IDK000920
Alternate namesLe Flore Pit
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.12453, -88.43115
References
WHITLATCH, G. I., 1940, THE CLAYS OF WEST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 49, 355 P.FURGUSON, C. C., 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE HUNTINGDON QUADRANGLE TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, GEOL. MAP GM 9-SW AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY MRS 9-SW.1940 GEOLMAP TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, MAP-REPORTMINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972; T.D.G., T.V.A. AND U.S.B.M., MANUSCRIPT1970 GEOLMAP TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, MAP-REPORT1973 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORYTENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY 1972 MINE INVENTORY