Wirt Hill, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 33° 57' 50'' North , 85° 28' 12'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 33.96389,-85.47000 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
MCCALLEY, 1897, P.76
Commodities (Major) - Iron; (Minor) - Manganese
Deposit Type: Residual
Development Status: Past Producer
Commodity List
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Regional Geology
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Paleozoic 252.17 - 541 Ma ID: 3187973 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (252.17 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Cambrian 485.4 - 541 Ma ID: 2720534 | Weisner and Wilson Ridge Formations undifferentiated Age: Cambrian (485.4 - 541 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Weisner Formation; Ridge Formation Description: Interbedded quartzose to slightly feldspathic sandstone and laterally continous conglomerate in ledge-forming units seperated by greenish-gray silty mudstone. Lithology: Major:{sandstone,conglomerate}, Minor:{mudstone} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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