Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR ()
Geology
Host rockMudstone · Rome Formation, Mudstone;Shady Dolomite, Dolomite
StructureNe Trending High - Angle Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1940
Identification
Deposit ID10026414
MRDS IDK005032
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.3748, -81.86817
References
BARTHOLOMEW, M. J., IN PROGRESS 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE SHERWOOD QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES SECTION MRS 214-SEKING, P. B., AND FERGUSON, H. W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERNMOST TENNESSEE: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 311, 136 P.KING AND FERGUSON, 1960, GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERNMOST TENNESSEE: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 31