Tennessee · Greene County
Occurrence

R. P. Johnson Zinc Prospect

Greene County, Tennessee, United States
ZincBarium-Barite
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Commodities
TertiaryZinc, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlBreccias
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite
StructureThrust Faulted And Overturned Johnson Anticline, The Prospect Is Between A Thrust Fault And A Tear Fault.
Tectonic settingPlatform Carbonates
AlterationDolomitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026542
MRDS IDK005939
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.20092, -82.84265
References
BROKAW, A. L., DUNLAP, J. C., AND RODGERS, J., 1966 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MOSHEIM AND JOHNSON ANTICLINES, GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1222-A, 21 P1944 GEOLMAP DUNLAP, BULL. 1222-A1966 COMPILE BROKAW, BULL. 1222-A