Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum; Bedding
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1827-1837
First production1827
Identification
Deposit ID10025893
MRDS IDK001868
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.11592, -82.98209
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. I.C. 121964 OTHER MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL. R.I. 19MAHER, S.W., 1964, TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV. 19