Deposit
Deposit typeMarine Evaporite
Model253: Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formNATIONAL CITY GYPSUM MEMBER OF MICHIGAN FORMATION
Geology
StructureMichigan basin, Relatively flat lying
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Identification
Deposit ID10310002
MRDS IDLW00002
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.21, -83.71988
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, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.