Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBedding And Breccia Zones In Bedrock; Clay Residuum For Minable Deposits
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Kingsport Formation, Fine-Grained, Brecciated Dolomite;Clay Residuum
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1950'S
Identification
Deposit ID10102276
MRDS IDK001717
Alternate namesRocky Springs Iron Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.49482, -84.33741
References
MAHER, S.W., 1964, IRON, ZINC, AND BARITE DEPOSITS BETWEEN MORRISTOWN AND ETOWAH, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR., V. 40, NO. 2; REPR. AS TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 12MAHER, S.W., 1964, THE BROWN IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 19, 63 P.1964 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. 121964 OTHER MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., R.I. 19MAHER, S.W., 1964, TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV. NO. 19