Description
David Lenderman
Commodities
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlJoint, Sheeted Or Sheared Zone (See District Summary.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueAnkerite, Lithiophorite, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Unit 3 , Ocoee Series, Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone
StructureNortheast-Trending Asymmetric Folds
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1923
Identification
Deposit ID10025303
MRDS IDK001011
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.28678, -84.25463
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V. 1, P. 78-107.ROVE, O. N., 1926, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS, 92 P.HALE, R. C., 1973, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE COKER CREEK DISTRICT, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV.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