Tennessee · Grainger County
Occurrence

L.L. Mallicoat Prospect

Grainger County, Tennessee, United States
Zinc
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Description

Mr. Dougherty Of Morristown

Commodities
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlBreccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Kingsport Formation, Siliceous Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10025711
MRDS IDK001639
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.40009, -83.34377
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., REPORTRODGERS, J., 1943, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COPPER RIDGE DISTRICT, HAWKINS, HANCOCK, AND GRAINGER COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT, MAP, SCALE 1:31,250.1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORTSECRIST, M.H., 1924, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 31.