Description
C. A. Harris, Sr.
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENTICULAR (BROKAW)
Ore controlTear Fault (Brokaw)
Materials
Ore mineralsCalamine, Cerussite, Galena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Copper Ridge Dolomite, Light To Dark Gray, Fine-Grained Dolomite
StructureNortheast-Trending, Powell River Anticline, Fault Striking N 66 Deg W. Other Fractures In Mine Are Vertical And Strike N 45 Deg W On Average.
AlterationSmithsonite, Calamine, Cerrusite After Sulfides
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1939-1944
First production1939
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10102263
MRDS IDK001495
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.4423, -83.7385
References
BROKAW, A. L., RODGERS, JOHN, KENT, D. F., LAURENCE, R. A., AND BEHRE, C. H. JR., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE POWELL RIVER AREA, CLAIBORNE AND UNION COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1222-C, 56 P.MAHER, S. W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.1958 COMPILE MAHER, S. W., 1958, TENN. DIV. GEOL. REPORT1966 GEOLMAP BROKAW, A.L., ET AL, 1966, USGS REPORTBROKAW, A.L., ET AL, 1966, USGS BULL. 1222-C