Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryAluminum, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Water, Free
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsCollophane, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1898
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10178244
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.28011, -87.09
References
ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC., EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITSOF TENNESSEE USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM,BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 13-79, 1978, 37 PP.SMITH, R.W. & WHITLATCH, G.I., 1940, THE PHOSPHATE RESOURCESOF TENNESSEE; TENN. DIV. OF GEOL. BULL. 48, 444 PP.BATES, R.L., 1969, GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS;DOVER, N.Y.; TENNESSEE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, PP 187-190.BURT, R.B., 1978, THE MINING AND BENEFICIATION OF TENNESSEEPHOSPHATE ROCK; SPECIAL REPORT FOR ZELLARS-WILLIAMS,INC., 6 PP.HERSHEY, R.E., FLOYD, R.J., MILLER, R.A., AND WILSON, C.W.,ET. AL., GEOLOGIC MAPS AND MINERAL RESOURCE SUMMARIES;TENNESSEE DIV. OF GEOLOGY, 1963-1970.GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, MAURY AND GILES COUNTIES, TENNESSEEDEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION, 1976, 1975.