Tennessee · Claiborne County
Occurrence

Medley and Leach Prospect

Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States
ZincLeadIron
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Description

Levi Ausmus

Commodities
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlBedding (Brokaw)
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Kingsport Limestone; Light-Gray, Coarsely Crystalline Dolomite
StructureNortheast-Trending, Powell River Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10025585
MRDS IDK001482
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.44536, -83.84268
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