Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Iron, Sulfur, Lead
SecondaryZinc, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formELONGATED IRREGULAR LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Calcite, Diopside, Hedenbergite, Staurolite, Tremolite
Geology
Associated rockAmphibolite
StructureThe East-West Trending Eureka Fault Horizontally Offset The Ore Body Some 350 Feet.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10076002
MRDS IDW022863
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.03372, -84.36325
References
MAGEE, MAURICE, 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: IN RIDGE, J.D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967 (GRATON-SALES VOLUME), V. 1, AM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 207-2411) MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY MANUSCRIPT, 1972, JOINT TDG, TVA, USBM COMPILATION.{2) MAHER, S.W., 1966, THE COPPER-SULFURIC ACID INDUSTRY IN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 14, 28 P.1968 DIREXPL MAGEE, CHAPTER IN GRATON-SALES VOLUME