Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre In Residual Clays Over Shady Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite, Early Lithologic Types;Rome Formation, Shl-Siltstone;Quartzite Member-Erwin Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE-1917, 1917-1918
First production1914
Identification
Deposit ID10025140
MRDS IDK000105
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.30676, -82.11428
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 RECON KING, P.B. AND OTHERKING, P.B., 1944, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL 52.