Vincent-Harpersville-Wilsonville Mining District, Shelby Co., Alabama, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vincent-Harpersville-Wilsonville Mining District | Mining District |
| Shelby Co. | County |
| Alabama | State |
| USA | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 86° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~38km
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
A baryte mining area.
Mineralization is deposits of residual baryte in Newala limestone of Ordovician age. The deposits are in residual clay overlying bedrock containing thin veins of baryte.
Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. Reference: Adams, G.I., and W.B. Jones (1940), Barite deposits of Alabama, Alabama Geol. Survey Bull. 45; Brobst, D.A. (1958), Barite Resources of the United States, USGS Bull. 1072-B: 106 (Table 10). |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Locality: Joe Bynum property, Vincent-Harpersville-Wilsonville Mining District, Shelby Co., Alabama, USA Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120 |
| β Quartz var: Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Locality: Joe Bynum property, Vincent-Harpersville-Wilsonville Mining District, Shelby Co., Alabama, USA Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var: Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AXO4 | |||
| β | Baryte | 28.3.1.1 | BaSO4 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| β | var: Smoky Quartz | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Quartz (var: Smoky Quartz) | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz (var: Smoky Quartz) | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Adams, G.I., and W.B. Jones (1940), Barite deposits of Alabama, Alabama Geological Survey Bulletin 45.
Brobst, D.A. (1958), Barite Resources of the United States, USGS Bulletin 1072-B: 106 (Table 10).
Localities in this Region
- Alabama
- Shelby Co.
- Vincent-Harpersville-Wilsonville Mining District
- Shelby Co.
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