Pocahontas Mine (Alabama Flake Graphite Company), Ashland Graphite, Clay County, Alabama, USAi
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Pocahontas Mine (Alabama Flake Graphite Company) | Mine |
Ashland Graphite | - not defined - |
Clay County | County |
Alabama | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 15' 57'' North , 85° 55' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ashland | 1,983 (2017) | 8.1km |
Millerville | 278 (2011) | 8.3km |
Waldo | 278 (2017) | 16.0km |
Lineville | 2,319 (2017) | 16.4km |
Hackneyville | 347 (2011) | 22.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
176648
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:176648:9
GUID (UUID V4):
520bb5ab-ddf4-4270-82e0-1e0b63501cd7
REF:Deposit:: CAMERON, E.N., AND P.L. WEISS. STRATEGIC GRAPHITE - A
Deposit:: SURVEY. U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 1082-E, 1960,
Deposit:: PP. 250-252, 260-303.
Deposit:: CLEMMER, J.B., R.W. SMITH, H.B. CLEMMONS, AND H.R. STACEY.
Deposit:: BROWN, J.S., 1925, GRAPHITE DEPOSITS OF ASHLAND, ALABAMA: ECON. GEOL. V 20, NO 3, 208-248 P.
Deposit:: PROUTY, W. F., 1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO GRAPHITE INDUSTRY: ALABAMA GEOL. SURVEY SPECIAL
Commodities (Major) - Graphite; (Trace) - Mica
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Wedowee Group Graphitic Units
Structure: Coosa Block
Host Rock: Mica Schist
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
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