Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlResiduum
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Part Of Knox Group, Dolomite And Limestone;Clay Residuum; Recent
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsLATE 1870'S
Identification
Deposit ID10102294
MRDS IDK001874
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.7876, -83.89379
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. 12.MAHER, 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. 19WILLIS, BAILEY, 1886, U.S. 10TH CENSUS, 1880, V. 15