Description
American Association
Commodities
TertiaryZinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Maynardville Limestone, Limestone
AlterationSmithsonite And Limonite After Sulfides
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10091866
MRDS IDK001631
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.37648, -83.67211
References
PURDUE, A.H., 1912, THE ZINC DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 14, 63 P.SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULL. 31, 165 P.MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.1912 COMPILE PURDUE, A.H., TENN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RPT.1924 GEOLMAP SECRIST, M.H., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT