Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlResidual Clays Over Shady Dolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite;Helenmode Member-Erwin Formation;Upper Quartzite Member-Erwin Formation
StructureSyncline Trending West Northwest
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Identification
Deposit ID10025144
MRDS IDK000109
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.47119, -82.03595
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 OTHERKING, P. B. AND OTHERS, 1944