Commodities
PrimaryIron, Copper, Sulfur, Lead
SecondaryZinc, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENTICULAR - TABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Calcite, Diopside, Hedenbergite, Staurolite, Tremolite
Geology
Associated rockAmphibolite
StructureNortheastward - Plunging Anticlines, The East-West Trending Eureka Fault Horizontally Offset The Ore Body Some 350 Feet.
AlterationSeritization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10106801
MRDS IDK001182
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.03233, -84.36548
References
KINKEL, A. A., AND OTHERS, 1968, COPPER AND SULFUR, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P. 377-385.EMMONS, W. H., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN MINING DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 139, 114 P.MAGEE, MAURICE, 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: IN RIDGE, J.D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967 (GRATON-SALES VOLUME), V. 1, AM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 207-241.ROSS, C. S., 1935, ORIGIN OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN TYPE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 179, 165 P.MAHER, S.W., 1966, THE COPPER-SULFURIC ACID INDUSTRY IN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 14, 28 P.1926 RECON EMMONS AND LANEY, USGS PP 1391935 GEOLMAP ROSS, USGS PP 1791968 COMPILE KINKEL, USGS PP 5801968 DIREXPL MAGEE, CHAPTER IN GRATON-SALES VOLUME1972 COMPILE TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY MINE INVENTORYTENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY 1972 MINE INVENTORY