Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlPlacer
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueApatite, Feldspar, Garnet, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Tourmaline, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ocoee Series, Unit 2 , Metaconglomerate With Subordinate Metasandstone, Metasiltstone, Slate, & Phyllite
StructureNortheast-Trending, Asymmetric Folds
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10091848
MRDS IDK001201
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.26011, -84.24963
References
ASHLEY, G. H., 1911, THE GOLD FIELDS OF COKER CREEK, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE, V. 1, P. 78-107.ROVE, O. N., 1926, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS, 92 P.HALE, R. C., 1973, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE COKER CREEK DISTRICT, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, IN PRESS.1968 GEOLMAP TVA REPOR