Description
Indian trapper brought piece to slater mission
Commodities
PrimaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMarine-Evaporite
Model253: Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum
Deposit sizeL
Geology
StructureMichigan basin, Relatively flat lying
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1999
Identification
Deposit ID10310005
MRDS IDLW00005
Alternate namesButterworth Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.89001, -85.55995
References
A.H. STEVENS, 1968, ECONOMIC POTENTIAL MICHIGAN'S GYPSUM DEPOSITS, CONSUMER POWER COMPANY, JACKSON, MICHIGAN.J.S. DYKSTRA, 1931, GRAND RAPIDS DISTRICT HAS SOME OF WORLDS GREATEST GYPSUM MINES, THE MICHIGAN BELL.