Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBedding And Breccia Zones In Bedrock; Clay Residuum For Minable Deposits
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Pyrite
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 years1880'S
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10025776
MRDS IDK001720
Alternate namesKerr Bank
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.64066, -84.0349
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. 19