Alabama · Clay County
Occurrence

East Clay County Gibbsite Prospect

Clay County, Alabama, United States
Aluminum
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Description

O.M. Clarke Jr

Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeLATERITE
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlDRAINAGE
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1977
Identification
Deposit ID60001794
MRDS IDW029024
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates33.34185, -85.68326
References
CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1972, GIBBSITE IN WEATHERED GRANITIC ROCKS OF ALABAMA: SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGY. V. 14. NO. 4, P 203-212PROUTY, W.F., 1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COUNTY REPT 1, 190 P.TULL, J.F., 1978, STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALABAMA PIEDMONT NORTHWEST OF THE BREVARD ZONE: AM. JOUR. SCI. V. 278, P 442-460CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1977, INVESTIGATION OF SAPROLITE, A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF ALUMINA, ALABAMA, GEORGIA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE, 14 P.