Commodities
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFractured Or Brecciated Zone; But Brokaw Considers Bedding As The Control Of Deposition.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Copper Ridge Dolomite; Blue-Gray, Fine-Grained Dolomite
StructureNortheast-Trending Powell River Anticline, Two Major Fractures 5 Feet Apart, Strike N 60 Deg W.; Crosscutting Fractures Strike N 20 Deg E.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10025564
MRDS IDK001461
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.45564, -83.71239
References
BROKAW, A. L., RODGERS, JOHN, KENT, D. F., LAURENCE, R. A., AND BEHRE, C. H. JR., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE POWELL RIVER AREA, CLAIBORNE AND UNION COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: USGS BULL. 1222-C, 55 P1966 GEOLMAP BROKAW, A.L., ET AL; REPORBROKAW, A.L., ET AL, 1966, USGS BULL. 1222-C