Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBedding And Breccia Zones In Bedrock; Clay Residuum For Minable Deposits
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Kingsport Formation, Gray, Fine-Grained, Brecciated Dolomite;Clay Residuum
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1950-1954
First production1950
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10025774
MRDS IDK001718
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.52038, -84.29602
References
MAHER, S.W., 1964, IRON, ZINC, AND BARITE DEPOSITS BETWEEN MORRISTOWN AND ETOWAH, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR., V. 40, NO. 2; REPR. AS TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 12.MAHER, S.W., 1964, THE BROWN IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 19, 63 P.1964 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. 121964 OTHER MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., R.I. 19MAHER, S.W., 1964, TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIRC. NO. 12