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Field cards: what kind of sites?
Was producing when the record was made.
A processing plant site.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Minerals recorded here
Halite 2Commodities
Salt 2Bromine 1Halite 1Sulfur 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcintosh Salt Dome | Bromine | Halite | Producer | 31.256, -88.020 |
| Mcintosh Mine | Halite | Halite | Producer | 31.121, -88.363 |
| Olin Mathieson Salt Deposit | Salt | — | Prospect | 31.255, -88.021 |
| Chatom Plant | Sulfur | — | Plant | 31.462, -88.258 |
| Nichols Works Plant | Salt | — | Plant | 31.267, -88.032 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 42 fossil collection records in Washington County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
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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 USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date.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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