Commodities
TertiaryZinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSolution-Collapse Breccia Zone, Bedding-Plane Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Mascot Dolomite, Dark-Gray, Finely Crystalline Dol
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10025746
MRDS IDK001681
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.95676, -83.53683
References
MAHER, S.W., 1964, IRON, ZINC, AND BARITE DEPOSITS BETWEEN MORRISTOWN AND ETOWAH, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR., V. 39, NO. 3, P. 103-106; REPRINTED AS TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 12.CARPENTER, R.H., FAGAN, J.M., AND WEDOW, HELMUTH, 1971, EVIDENCE ON THE AGE OF BARITE, ZINC, AND IRON MINERALIZATION IN THE LOWER PALEOZOIC ROCKS OF EAST TENNESSEE: ECON. GEOL., V. 66, NO. 5, P. 792-798.MARIE, J.R., 1963, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MILLICAN CREEK AREA, SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE: KNOXVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, MS THESIS, 37 P.TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, 1942, INFORMAL FIELD REPORTS DATED JANUARY 28, 1942: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1962, INFORMAL FIELD REPORTS, MARCH 14, 1962.1964 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT1971 RECON CARPENTER, FAGAN, & WEDOW; TVA & USGS, REPORT.