Tennessee · Blount County
Occurrence

Unnamed Iron-Manganese Prospect

Blount County, Tennessee, United States
IronManganese
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Commodities
TertiaryIron, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlBedding And Breccia Zones In Bedrock; Clay Residuum For Minable Deposits
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Kingsport Formation, Gray, Fins-Grained, Brecciated Dol.;Clay Residuum; Recent
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10025775
MRDS IDK001719
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.71232, -84.00046
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; REPR. AS TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 121964 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL. INF. CIR. 1