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Doan Hollow Tripoli Deposit (Occurrence)K Prospect + 4 more nearby (Prospect)C Prospect + 4 more nearby (Prospect)Lister Hill Reduction Plant (Plant)Kent Mountain Mines (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
5 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 5 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

12
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

2
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

2
Unknown

Status not recorded.

1
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Plant

A processing plant site.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Tripoli 1Goethite 1

Commodities

Aluminum 13Silica 2Kaolin 2Iron 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Kent Mountain MinesIronGoethitePast Producer34.625, -87.558
Doan Hollow Tripoli DepositSilicaTripoliOccurrence34.819, -88.085
G ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.070, -88.703
K ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.864, -88.072
Tva PitAluminum—Past Producer34.866, -88.069
F ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.068, -88.708
D ProspectAluminum, Kaolin—Prospect34.073, -88.707
Lister Hill Reduction PlantSilica, Aluminum—Plant34.762, -87.675
I ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.866, -88.071
H ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.866, -88.073
C ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.708, -88.072
E Prospect——Prospect34.073, -88.706
A Prospect——Prospect34.710, -88.075
Lagrange——Unknown34.630, -88.550
B ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.710, -88.068
MargerumAluminum—Unknown34.706, -88.070
L ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.863, -88.065
Margerum Bauxite DistrictAluminum, Kaolin—Prospect34.719, -88.065

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 44 fossil collection records in Colbert County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Lauderdale County · Franklin County · Marion County · Limestone County · Fayette County

Alabama mineral guides

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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