Wesson Manganese Mine (Big Grunt Mine), Childersburg District, Talladega County, Alabama, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wesson Manganese Mine (Big Grunt Mine) | Mine |
| Childersburg District | Mining District |
| Talladega County | County |
| Alabama | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 12' 30'' North , 86° 17' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | 517 (2017) | 1.9km |
| Mignon | 1,284 (2011) | 4.3km |
| Sylacauga | 12,657 (2017) | 5.7km |
| Bon Air | 114 (2017) | 7.2km |
| Childersburg | 5,046 (2017) | 9.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
179404
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:179404:8
GUID (UUID V4):
c2e7cb36-b0ce-460e-a585-b8111e04f877
REF:Deposit:: CLARKE, O.M., JR., 1980, MANGANESE RESOURCES IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE
Deposit:: 1924 DIREXPL D A ODEN
Deposit:: 1931 DIREXPL BUSH AND COX
Commodities (Major) - Manganese
Development Status: Prospect
Host Rock Unit: Poe Bridge Mtn Group
Host Rock: Dolomite
Tectonic Structure: Valley And Ridge
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10097465 |
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