Commodities
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlJoints
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueLithiophorite, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Unit 3 , Ocoee Series, Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone
StructureNortheast-Trending Asymmetric Folds
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10025378
MRDS IDK001236
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.22928, -84.31602
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V. 1, P. 78-107.ROVE, O. N., 1926, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS, 92 P.HALE, R. C., 1973, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE COKER CREEK DISTRICT, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV.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