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Montmorillonite from
Clayton formation, Barbour County, Alabama, USA


Locality type:Formation
Classification
Species:Montmorillonite
Formula:(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montmorillonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clayton formation, Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:297123
Long-form Identifier:1:3:297123:0
GUID (UUID V4):f0a55ce9-c96a-430c-a854-2c9e6ea0304d
References
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Report (issue)
section of the Owl Creek formation 2.$ miles northeast of Ripley^ Tippah County^ Miss. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...[Plates follow page 140] Page PLATE 14. Views of Clayton (Paleocene), Owl Creek and McNairy (Upper Cretaceous)...ABSTRACT The Owl Creek formation, which is typically developed in Tippah County, Miss., is now known to...Mississippi Embayment in southeastern Missouri. The formation is represented in Crowleys Ridge in Stoddard and...ferruginous, argillaceous sandstone. In Missouri the formation is unconformably underlain by the McNairy sand
Report (issue)
Cretaceous .......................... 8 Providence Formation Paleocene ..................... 8 ...........^Midway Group ......................... Clayton Formation Wilcox Group .................... ........ 11 11 .. Nanafalia Formation ................... 13 Tuscahoma Formation ................... 15...Group .......................... 42 Nanafalia Formation .................... 42 Description of Sedimentary...Environment of the Nanafalia FormationTuscahoma Formation .................... Description of Sedimentary
Report (edition)
Each article was read, annotated, and indexed by county, subject, and stratigraphic interval where applicable...where the area involved was larger than that of a county, subdivisions of the state, based upon physiographic...CITED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY ALABAMA ACAD. SCI. JOUR. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, published...published by the Academy from Birmingham, Alabama. ALABAMA GEOL. SURVEY BULL.; MAP; REPT. PROG. Bulletin, Map...Progress of the Alabama Geological Survey, published by the Survey from University, Alabama. AM. ANTIQUITY
Report (edition)
Each article was read , annotated , and indexed by county , subject, and stratigraphic interval where applicable...where the area involved was larger than that of a county , subdivisions of the state, based upon physiographic...CITED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY ALABAMA ACAD. SCI . JOUR . Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science , published...published by the Academy from Birmingham , Alabama . ALABAMA GEOL. SURVEY BULL.; MAP ; REPT. PROG . Bulletin...Progress of the Alabama Geological Survey, published by the Survey from University , Alabama. AM. ANTIQUITY
Report (volume)
Mineralogical analysis of bentonite deposits in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Texas ...bentonites occur in the Upper Cretaceous formations in Alabama and Mississippi, in Paleocene formations in Mississippi...including the Mississippi Embayment, in the States of Alabama, Mississippi, western Tennessee, ci C2 CONTRIBUTIONS...western Tennessee, northeastern Mississippi, central Alabama, and into Georgia. Rocks of Paleocene age overlie...Kentucky, western Tennessee, Mississippi, southern Alabama, and to southern Georgia. Rocks of Oligocene age
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo....Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis...earths to make saltpeter, at Nicojack Cave in Marion County, then nitromagnesite at the same location (Shepard...Sevier County (Coskren and Lauf 2000). The following index is arranged alphabetically by county. It is
Report (issue)
geol·ogy Occurrence of refractory clay in Randolph County, W.Va., by K. J. Englund and H. J. Goett______________________...apatite-bearing ultramafic chlorite rock, Harford County, Md., by D. L. Southwick_______ Quartz diorite-quartz...Foraminifera from the Clayton Formation (Paleocene) in southeastern Hardeman County, Tenn., by S. M. Herrick...paleontology of the Barstow Formation in the Alvord ~ountain area, San Bernardino County, Calif., by G. E. L...Regional draft-storage relations in west-central Alabama, by P. 0. Jefferson______________________________________
Report (issue)
the Coastal Plain Aquifers, North-Central Charles County, Maryland By John M. Wilson, William B. Fleck,...Depositional Systems in Paleogene Strata of Georgia and Alabama By Thomas G. Gibson 109 21. Correlation, Age, and...Mineralogy of a Sand-Filled Sinkhole Complex in Pinellas County, Florida By Lucy McCartan, J.T. Trommer, J.P. Owens...Radium-226 Activities in Ground Water of Sarasota County, Florida By Ronald L. Miller 149 26. Sedimentary...Eocene stratigraphic units 11 6.1. Map showing county boundaries on the New Jersey Coastal Plain and
Report (issue)
in the English Hill area, Benton Hills?, Scott County, Missouri by Richard W. Harrison1 , Ronald J. Litwin1...drilling in the English Hill area, Benton Hills, Scott County, Missouri by Richard W. Harrison, Ronald J. Litwin...the English Hill area of the Benton Hills, Scott County, Missouri in September and November, 1993. This...drifad Formation of Iht Wtlcat Group: sand and ft thick Collor-4 59 ft TERTIARY Ackermon Formation of...pown, anonogeiOK*, tftpouptraft «ont Owl Creek Formation: silt ond day, III ft thick 3 i?iO8H-l-C<6a6-60
Report (volume)
Structure contour map of the top of the Clay ton formation in the Jackson gas field. FIGURE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5...of the Glendon limestone member of the By ram formation _____________________________________________...marl member of the Byram formation.________________________ Byram formation at the type locality--.-...layer of the Bucatunna clay member of the Byram formation underlying Catahoula sandstone_________ Quarry...Pelahatchie, and at Brandon ; but south of Morton, Scott County, just east of the area, a hillcrest is 631 feet
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
For that reason the formation of an unusually pure clay mineral of the montmorillonite group by replacement...coarse-grained,yellowish-brown basal sand of the Clayton formation of the Midway group of Eocene age, which immediately...immediately overlies the Owl Creek formation of Upper Cretaceous age. The occurrence, stratigraphic position...their replacement by fragile clay material. The Clayton sand in which the shells occur is made up mainly...which is a little high for minerals of the montmorillonite group, but is, no doubt, due to the iron content
Report (volume)
clay___--_-_----__-_ _--__--.____._._._____ Subclasses of montmorillonite clays._________________________ Nature of the...__-.--..-_.--..-__.___.__-.__..._.______.. 144 Alabama -._.-_-.._------_--_-_--__-__._--_._-_.------_...of bentonites from Otay, Calif., and Box Elder County, Utah, after treatment with dilute acid _________________...of the diverse properties of clays of the montmorillonite and related groups will require much further...Avondale quarry near Chattanooga, Tenn., and in Walker County-in north-western Georgia are well-known bentonites
Report (volume)
physiographic provinces. The deposits are in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, and Mississippi, in that...Overstreet. The bauxite deposits occur in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, and Mississippi. Most deposits...Hilgard at a locality near Blue Mountain, Tippah County, Miss., but he did not recognize his rock to be...found by James Holland on his property in Floyd County, northwestern Georgia. Holland believed the bauxite...year. Bauxite was discovered in nearby Cherokee County, Ala., in 1889 (McCalley, 1892, p. 20). Within
Book
for example, are almost entirely derived from the USA and Tur- key, a situation too narrowly based comfort...Minerals International Congress took place in Boston, USA, in April 1988. 4| a) envi at wererieryre' humus...(4) Serpentinized dolomitic limestone (Arizona, USA; the Transvaal). The Minerals About 95% of world...Africa Amosite Crocidolite Chrysotile Italy Greece USA India Amphibole Swaziland Chrysotile with cigarette...of the vein material. One theory of chrysotile formation suggests that magnesia and silica, removed during
Report (issue)
SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL PLAIN AQUIFER SYSTEM IN MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA U, S. GEOLOGICAL...Southeastern Coastal Plain Aquifer System in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina By ROGER W. LEE REGIONAL...Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina / by Roger W. Lee...wells at St. George, Dorchester County, and Britton's Neck, Marion County, S.C............................wells at Britton's Neck, Marion County, and St. George, Dorchester County, S.C. .......................
Report (volume)
R. Akita Univ. Mining Colt Jour. Akita, Japan. Alabama Acad. Sci. Jour. Ala. Journal of the Mining College...the Alabama Academy of Science. Auburn, Alabama Geol. Survey Bull.- Geological Survey of Alabama Bulletin...Ala. Alabama Geol. Survey Circ.- Geological Survey of Alabama Circular. University, Ala. Alabama Geol...Survey of Alabama Information Series. Alabama Geol. Survey Map- Geological Survey of Alabama Map. University...Ky. Kentucky Geol. Survey County Rept. - Kentucky Geological Survey County Report. University of Kentucky
Report (issue)
and Gulf Coastal Plains South Carolina-Georgia-Alabama kaolin belt Location Occurrence and age - Arkansas...Western United States Minnesota Latah County, Idaho Spokane County, Wash. lone, Calif. Mesa Alta, N.M....in Eastern United StatesMissouri Colorado King County, Wash. Cowlitz, Wash. Hobart Butte, Oreg. Alberhill...major districts in the South Carolina-Georgia-Alabama kaolin belt Generalized geologic section, Macon-Gordon...Stigmaria from the "Olive Hill" clay bed of the Lee Formation in Kentucky, showing main rootstock, attached
Report (issue)
are in Harrison and others (1996a). McNairy Formation The oldest unit exposed in the English Hill trenches...trenches is the late Cretaceous McNairy Formation. This unit consists of very fine- to fine-grained sand...quartz, muscovite, and dark opaque minerals. The formation is largely unconsolidated, however some sandy...occurs in the upper one-third of the McNairy Formation. This clay bed ranges from 1 to 9 feet in thickness...varigated colors, 1-10 ft thick PJ^J Holly Springs Formation: sand and pea gravel, red beds _________ 10-50
Report (volume)
S.R. Alabama Acad. Sci. Jour. Ala. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science. Auburn, Alabama Geol...Geol. Soc. Bull.- Alabama Geological Society Bulletin. University, Ala. Alabama Geol. Suney Circ.- Geological...Geological Survey of Alabama Circular. University, Ala. Alabama Geol. Survey Inf. Ser. University, Ala. Geological...Survey of Alabama Information Series. Alabama Geol. Survey Map- Geological Survey of Alabama Map. University...London, England. Idaho Bur. Mines and Geology County Rept. County Report. Moscow, Idaho. Academic Press.
Report (issue)
Each article was read, annotated, and indexed by county, subject, and geological age where applicable....geographic area of the subject was. greater than a county, subdivisions of the state, based upon physiographic...Published by the Academy. ALABAMA ACAD. SCI. JOUR. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science. Published...Academy from Birmingham, Alabama. ALABAMA GEOL. SURVEY MON. Monographs of the Alabama Geological Survey. Published...Published by the Geological Survey of Alabama from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. AMER. ASSOC. PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS
Report (issue)
References were read, annotated, and indexed·. by county, subject, and geological age. In many entries a...a portion of the state larger than a county is discussed, so that larger subdivisions of the state are... are outlined in Fig. 1. Each index entry to a county or one of the larger subdivisions is also referred...Academy from Vienna, Austria. ALABAMA ACAD. SCIENCE JOUR. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science. Published...Academy from Birmingham, Alabama. ALABAMA GEOL. SURVEY BULL. Bulletin of the Alabama Geological Survey. Published
Report (issue)
for correlation of Paleocene strata in Ballard County, Ky., with the lower part of the Porter Creek Clay...evidence for Devonian age of the Nation River Formation, cast-central Alaska, by R. A. Scott and L. I...landsloides on the course of Whitetail Creek, Jefferson County, Mont., by H. J. Prostka______________________...Electron microscopy of limestones in the Franciscan Formation of California, by R. E. Garrison and E. H. Bailey_____...Volcano, Hawaii, by Irving Friedman___________ Formation of crystalline hydrous aluminosilicates in aqueous
Report (volume)
the aluminum phosphate zone in the Bone Valley Formation, Florida_ 10. Chemical analyses of aluminous igneous...Tertiary ages in Vermont, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, California...Nichols ( 1888, p. 905) describing bauxite in Floyd County, Ga. This is usually considered to be the first...only 2.8 million tons, dry basis. Georgia and Alabama each produced about 48 percent of this total, Tennessee...of high-grade bauxite in Arkansas, Georgia, and Alabama are adequate to last less than 5 years, if all
Report (volume)
1268 (1968), and 1269 (1969). v BIBLIOGRAPHY CLAYTON, R. H. See Donohoo, H. V. 09847 Davey, C. B. See... Petrography and geochemistry of the Nashoba Formation of the Wachusett-Marlborough Tunnel, Massachusetts... George G. The Metaline district, Pend Oreille County, Washington, [Chap.] 6 in Lead-zinc deposits in...fill of Red Light Bolson, southeastern Hudspeth County, Texas, in Geology of the southern Quitman Mountains...Shaieb, Zuhair. See Mantel, Erwin. 04666 07735 Alabama Geological Society; Bentley, Robert D.; Neathery
Report (issue)
1965. 1966. 1967. 1968. Numerous Federal, State, county, and local agencies and other organizations and...cooperators________-____________________ State, county, and local cooperators_____________ Other cooperators...within the hydraulic pit near North Columbia, Nevada County (locality .7, index map), enabled a prediction...through Battle Rock in McElmo Canyon, Montezuma County, (locality ./, index map) was reported by K. A...Conglomerate In the Castle Eock area of Douglas County (loc. 3} , gold in modern stream alluvium is derived
 
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