Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlResidual Clays Over Shady Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsHemimorphite, Limonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Minor Interbedded Limestone
StructureSyncline Northwest Of Thrust Fault Between Northwest And Southeast Blocks Of The Bald Mountain Thrust Sheet
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1899 - (?)
First production1899
Identification
Deposit ID10025264
MRDS IDK000966
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.1537, -82.47903
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., 1948, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 54RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 54