Description
Supposedly American Zinc Company
Commodities
TertiaryZinc, Iron, Cadmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBreccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCalamine, Greenockite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Kingsport Formation, Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10025714
MRDS IDK001642
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.42814, -83.24071
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.SECRIST, M.H., 1924, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 31.