Sandy Ridge, Lowndes Co., Alabama, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 32° 3' 12'' North , 86° 26' 11'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 32.05333,-86.43639 |
22 miles SE of Haleyville
MONROE W. H., 1941, NOTES ON DEPOSITS OF SELMA AND RIPLEY AGE IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 48, P. 15
Commodities (Major) - Clay - Bentonite
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Wilcox Formation
Structure: Coastal Plain Regional Dip
Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Cretaceous 66 - 145 Ma | Selma Group; Ripley Formation Age: Cretaceous (66 - 145 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Ripley Formation Description: Light-gray to pale-olive massive, micaceous, glauconitic, fossiliferous fine sand; sandy calcareous clay; and thin indurated beds of fossiliferous sandstone. Lithology: Major:{sand,clay,sandstone} 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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