Tennessee · Carter County
Occurrence

Watauga Point Zinc Prospect

Carter County, Tennessee, United States
ZincLeadSulfur-PyriteCopper
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Commodities
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsCerussite, Galena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Part Of Conasauga Group, Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10025100
MRDS IDK000050
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.33565, -82.26791
References
SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 31, 165 P.MAHER, S.W.,1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 6, P. 251924 RECON TENN DIV GEOL1958 COMPILE TENN DIV GEOL