Description
Green, Gonce, And Mathis
Commodities
TertiaryZinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBreccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chert
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10025699
MRDS IDK001623
Alternate namesLedford Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.4873, -83.09931
References
SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULL. 31, 165 P.MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.1924 GEOLMAP SECRIST, M.H., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORTKENT, D.F., MAPS OF THE SHILOH, JOHNS, AND IDOL ZINC PROSPECTS, HAWKINS, HANCOCK, AND GRAINGER COUNTIES, EAST TENNESSEE: USGS STRATEGIC MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS, PRELIMINARY MAPS.