Tennessee · Benton County
Producer

Silica Mine

Benton County, Tennessee, United States
SilicaZirconiumTitaniumREE
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Commodities
PrimarySilica
SecondaryZirconium, Titanium
TertiaryREE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsIlmenite, Kyanite, Monazite, Quartz, Rutile, Staurolite, Tourmaline, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10154594
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.04039, -88.17673
References
RUSSELL, E.E. AND W.S. PARKS. STRATIGRAPHY OF THE OUTCROP-PING CRETACEOUS, PALEOCENE, AND LOWER EOCENE IN WESTERN TEN-NESSEE (INCLUDING DESCRIPTIONS OF YOUNGER FLUVIAL DEPOSITS).TENN. DEPT. CONSERV., DIV. GEOL. BULL. 75, 1975, PP. 41-44.WILCOX, J.T. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS OF HEAVY MINERALSIN MCNAIRY SAND OF WEST TENNESSEE. TENN. DEPT. CONSERV.,DIV. GEOL. RI 31, 1971, 11 PP.