Description
Bela Hubbard found gypsum in adjacent Arenac County In 1841
Deposit
Deposit typeMarine- Evaporite
Model253: Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formNATIONAL CITY GYPSUM MEMBER OF MICHIGAN FORMATION
Geology
StructureMichigan basin, Flat lying
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1865
Last production2001
Identification
Deposit ID10310001
MRDS IDLW00001
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.18, -83.56988
References
A.H. STEVENS, 1968, ECONOMIC POTENTIAL ON MICHIGAN'S GYPSUM DEPOSITS, CONSUMER POWER COMPANY, JACKSON, MICHIGAN.L.I. BRIGGS, 1970, GEOLOGY OF GYPSUM IN THE LOWER PENINSULA, MICHIGAN, PROCEEDINGS SIXTH FORUM ON GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MISC 1, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.U.S. BUREUA OF MINES