Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model207: High-grade silica deposits
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsQuartz
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Sylvania Formation
StructureMichigan basin, Relatively flat lying
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10310026
MRDS IDLW00026
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.0564, -83.22098
References
MICHIGAN'S INDUSTRIAL SAND RESOURCES, 2000, CIRCULAR 11, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION, LANSING, MICHIGAN.HEINRICH, E.W, 1979, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE SAND AND SANDSTONE RESOURCES OF MICHIGAN, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION, LANSING, MICHIGAN.U.S. SILICA COMPANY WEB PAGE, http://www.u-s-silica.com/rockwood.html