Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryStone, Crushed/Broken
TertiaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formIRREGULAR: TABULAR
Ore controlFracturing: Bedding
Materials
Ore mineralsCalcite, Dolomite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueChalcopyrite, Chert, Jasper, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock,Limestone · Kingsport Formation, Dolomite & Limestone
StructureLperm Faulting, Collapse - Breccia Structures
Tectonic settingPlatform Carbonates
AlterationDolomitization: Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1968 - 1972
First production1968
Identification
Deposit ID10025335
MRDS IDK001175
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.06703, -83.70156
References
WEDOW, HELMUTH AND OTHERS, 1968, ZINC AND LEAD IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1969, PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 23, 90 P.BRIDGE, JOSIAH, 1956, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE MASCOT-JEFFERSON CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 277, 76 P.1924 RECON SECRIST, REPORT1950 OTHER ODER AND HOOKS, REPORT1950 RECON BROKAW, A., REPORTMINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, T.D.G., T.V.A., U.S.B.M., MANUSCRIPT1956 GEOLMAP BRIDGE, J., REPORT1968 COMPILE WEDOW, H., REPORT1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV., GEOLOGY INVENTORYTENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY 1972 MINE INVENTORY