Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
TertiaryBall Clay
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlSinkholes & Solution Cavities In Shady Dolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite;Hampton Formation, Shl;Erwin Formation, Quartzite;Rome Formation, Shl & Siltstone
StructureSynclinal
AlterationKaolinitic Clay To Pisolitic Bauxite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1912-1922
First production1912
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10025104
MRDS IDK000056
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.39508, -82.20652
References
PURDUE, A.H., 1914, BAUXITE IN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE, V. 4, NO. 2, P. 87-92KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., RODGERS, JOHN, 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275P.KING, P.B., AND FERGUSON, H.W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERNMOST TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 311, 136P.1914 COMPILE TENN DIV GEOL1941 DIREXPL REYNOLDS METALS1944 GEOMAP KING AND OTHERS1960 COMPILE KING & FERGUSONTENN DIV GEOL BULL 52, P. 210-213