Tennessee · Carter County
Occurrence

Mays Ridge Hematitic Magnetite Prospect

Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Iron
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Commodities
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPODS-LENS
Ore controlZone Of Weakness In Country Rock
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueMartite, Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094983
MRDS IDK000024
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.27398, -82.01262
References
KING, P.B., AND FERGUSON, H.W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERNMOST TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 311, 136P.BAYLEY, W.S., 1923, MAGNETIC IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 29, 242P.1923 RECON BAYLEY, W. S. TN. DIV. GEOL.1960 COMPILE KING, P. B. AND FERGUSON, H. W.