Tennessee · Carter County
Past Producer

Helenmode Pyrite Mine

Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Sulfur-Pyrite
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Commodities
PrimarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlFault Zone-Breccia
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Helenmode Member-Erwin Formation, Sst
StructureFault Zone Brecciation
AlterationSilicification & Recrystallization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Identification
Deposit ID10025109
MRDS IDK000063
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.43064, -82.05623
References
KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., RODGERS, JOHN, 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275P1944 GEOL MAP KING AND OTHER