Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlResidual Clays Over Shady Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Minor Interbedded Limestone;Erwin Formation, Siltstone & Silty Quartzite;Hampton Formation, Siltstone, Shl, Arkose, Quartzite;Unicoi Formation, Arkosic Sst, Quartzite, Cgl
StructureSyncline Northwest Of Thrust Fault Between Northwest And Southeast Blocks Of The Bald Mountain Thrust Sheet
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1935-1938; 1939-1940; 1942
First production1935
Identification
Deposit ID10025209
MRDS IDK000898
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.1512, -82.50708
References
RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BUMPASS COVE, UNICOI AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 54, 82 P1948 GEOLMAP RODGERS, JRODGERS, J. TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 54RODGERS, J. TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 54.