Alabama · Tuscaloosa County
Past Producer

Big Sandy Area

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
IronCalciumAluminumPhosphorus-PhosphatesSilicaWaterFree
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryCalcium, Aluminum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsClay, Hematite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1903
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10160653
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.13906, -87.2878
References
BEG, M.A., ET AL. MINERAL RESOURCES OF TUSCALOOSA COUNTY,ALABAMA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALA. MAP 185, 1978, 78 PP.BURCHARD, E.F., AND C. BUTTS. IRON ORES, FUELS, AND FLUXESOF THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT, ALABAMA. U.S. GEOL.SURVEY BULL. 400, 1910, 204 PP.PAULSON, Q.F., J.D. MILLER, JR., AND C.W. DRENNEN. GROUND-WATER RESOURCES AND GEOLOGY OF TUSCALOOSA COUNTY,ALABAMA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALA. COUNTY REPORT 6, 1962,97 PP.REED, A.J., JR. INVESTIGATION OF RED IRON ORE, WOODSTOCKAND BUCKSVILLE AREAS, ALABAMA. BUMINES RI 4981, 1953,34 PP.SIMPSON, T.A., AND T.R. GRAY. THE BIRMINGHAM RED-OREDISTRICT, ALABAMA. CH. IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITEDSTATES, 1933-1967. J.D. RIDGE, ED., AIME, V. 1,NEW YORK, 1968, PP. 188-206.SIMPSON, T.A., ET AL. ASSESSMENT OF IRON ORE AVAILABILITY INALABAMA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN APPALACHIAN REGION.NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT NO. AER-77-16114.JULY 1978, 92 PP. AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCEFOUNDATION, WASHINGTON, D.C.STRASSBURGER, J.H., ET AL. (EDS.). BLAST FURNACE-THEORY ANDPRACTICE. V. 1, AIME, GORDON AND BREACH SCIENCEPUBLISHERS, NEW YORK, 1969, 534 PP.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. STATE OF ALABAMA, HIGHWAY MAP, 1966.