Tennessee · Blount County
Occurrence

Blockhouse Iron Prospect

Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Iron
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Commodities
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlBedding
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Athens Shale, Limestone & Interbedded Shale
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10025900
MRDS IDK001876
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.70371, -83.93434
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. 12.NEUMAN, R.B., AND WILSON, R.L., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE BLOCKHOUSE QUADRANGLE, TENNESSEE: USGS MAP GQ-131.1960 GEOLMAP NEUMAN & WILSON, 1960, USGS MAP GQ-1311964 OTHER MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL. R.I. 19