Black Ball Pit, Henry Co., Tennessee, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 36° 19' 51'' North , 88° 15' 16'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 36.330833435058594, -88.25444793701172 |
REF:Deposit:: WHITLATCH, GEO. I., TENN DIV OF GEOL BULL 49, 1934, P. 92.
Deposit:: PROPERTY WAS OPERATED BY JACKSON CLAY MINING COMPANY.
Commodities (Major) - Clay - Ball Clay
Development Status: Past Producer
Mineral List
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Cretaceous 66 - 145 Ma | McNairy Sand Age: Cretaceous (66 - 145 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: McNairy Sand Description: Predominantly sand, in places interbedded with silty light-gray clays. Fine-grained sand at base, locally contains heavy minerals. Thickness about 300 feet. Comments: West sheet Lithology: Major:{sand}, Minor:{clay} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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