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Unnamed Deposit (Prospect)Aberdeen Plant (Plant)Alice Strong Deposit (Prospect)Aberdeen Mississippi Bentonite (Producer)Unnamed Deposit (Prospect)Perel and Lowenstein Deposit (Prospect)Unnamed Deposit (Prospect)Unnamed Deposit + 3 more nearby (Prospect)Unnamed Deposit (Prospect)Hamilton Electrolytic Facility (Plant)Frank Fears Deposit (Prospect)C M Harrison Deposit (Prospect)Unnamed Deposit + 2 more nearby (Prospect)V E Downs Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Unnamed Deposit + 3 more nearby (Prospect)R T Hodo Deposit (Prospect)B F Thomas Deposit (Prospect)B F Thomas Deposit + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Unnamed Deposit + 2 more nearby (Prospect)Mrs. Latchie Jones Deposit + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Old Gordon Place Deposit (Prospect)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
21 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 1 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?

30
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

3
Plant

A processing plant site.

1
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

1
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Montmorillonite 1

Commodities

Bentonite 32Manganese 1Titanium 1Pigment 1Chromium 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Aberdeen Mississippi BentoniteBentoniteMontmorilloniteProducer33.770, -88.525
V E Downs ProspectBentonite—Prospect34.038, -88.314
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect33.707, -88.522
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect34.023, -88.299
Perel and Lowenstein DepositBentonite—Prospect33.749, -88.520
Frank Fears DepositBentonite—Prospect34.039, -88.379
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect34.025, -88.298
C H Cox DepositBentonite—Occurrence34.042, -88.312
Hamilton Electrolytic FacilityManganese—Plant33.733, -88.400
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect33.699, -88.522
Mrs. Latchie Jones DepositBentonite—Prospect34.013, -88.284
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect33.775, -88.521
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect33.900, -88.328
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect33.694, -88.521
R T Hodo DepositBentonite—Prospect34.015, -88.297
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect34.020, -88.301
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect34.022, -88.291
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect33.692, -88.518
B F Thomas DepositBentonite—Prospect33.913, -88.298
C M Harrison DepositBentonite—Prospect34.050, -88.333
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect33.898, -88.332
B F Thomas DepositBentonite—Prospect33.909, -88.299
Alice Strong DepositBentonite—Prospect33.796, -88.523
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect33.690, -88.516
G B Gilliland DepositBentonite—Prospect34.027, -88.281
Hamilton Plant TiTitanium, Pigment—Plant37.547, -88.454
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect33.695, -88.519
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect34.023, -88.301
H Blair DepositBentonite—Prospect33.900, -88.300
Old Gordon Place DepositBentonite—Prospect33.922, -88.295
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect34.021, -88.291
Waldrop Brothers DepositBentonite—Prospect33.899, -88.318
Aberdeen PlantChromium—Plant33.819, -88.548
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect33.890, -88.568
Unnamed DepositBentonite—Prospect34.009, -88.280

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 5 fossil collection records in Monroe County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Itawamba County · Clay County · Lowndes County · Pontotoc County · Oktibbeha County

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Related articles

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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