Commodities
TertiaryGold, Copper, Lead, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlProbably Joint, Sheeted Or Sheared Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite
GangueAnkerite, Chlorite, Goethite, Limonite, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Unit 3 , Ocoee Series, Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone
StructureNortheast, Northeast-Trending, Asymmetric Folds
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10025296
MRDS IDK001004
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.28817, -84.23935
References
ASHLEY, G. H., 1911, THE GOLD FIELDS OF COKER CREEK, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE, V. 1, P. 78-107.ROVE, O. N., 1926, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS, 92 P.HALE, R. C., 1973, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE COKER CREEK DISTRICT, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, IN PRESS.1968 GEOLMAP TVA REPOR