Tennessee · Unicoi County
Past Producer

No. 205 Shaft

Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States
Zinc
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlResidual Clays Over Shady Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsHemimorphite, Smithsonite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Minor Interbedded Limestone
StructureSyncline Northeast Of Thrust Fault Between Northwest And Southeast Blocks Of Bald Mountain Thrust Sheet
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1932-1933
Identification
Deposit ID10025274
MRDS IDK000979
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.14092, -82.51014
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, J., REPORRODGERS, JOHN, 1948, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 54