Deposit
Deposit typeMarine-Evaporite
Model253: Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formNATIONAL CITY GYPSUM MEMBER OF MICHIGAN FORMATION
Geology
StructureMichigan basin, Relatively flay lying beds
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1950
Identification
Deposit ID10310003
MRDS IDLW00003
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.18, -83.67988
References
A.H. STEVENS, 1968, ECONOMIC POTENTIALS 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.