Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryCadmium, Germanium
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
GangueDolomite, Chert
Geology
Host rockCarbonate · "Mascot Dolomite", "Kingsport Formation"
StructureNashville Dome
Tectonic settingAlleghanian Orogenic Belt Foreland
AlterationDolomitization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10307222
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates36.77508, -85.33494
References
Briskey, J.A., Dingess, P. R., Smith, F., Gilbert, R.C., Armstrong, A.K., and Cole, G.P., 1986, Localization and source of Mississippi Valley-tu[e zinc deposits in Tennessee, USA, and comparisons with Lower Carboniferous rocks of Ireland: in Geology and genesis of mineral deposits in Ireland; Andrew, C.J., Crowe, R.W.A.. Finley, S., Pennell, W.M., and Pyne, J.F., (eds). Dublin, Irish Association for Economic Geology, 635-662.