Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlResidual Clay
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite;Erwin Formation, Quartzite;Rome Formation, Siltstone
StructureTransverse Faults ; Reg.Trends: Northeast, Overturned Beds Dip 60 Southeast
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1908
Identification
Deposit ID10025138
MRDS IDK000103
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.26787, -82.25791
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 GEOLMAP KING, P.B. AND OTHERS1944 RECON KING AND OTHERS ENCOURAGING