| Deposit ID | 10025111 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000065 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Bear Hematitic Magnetite Prospect |
| Related records | 10154313 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.02206, 36.2812 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 792 |
| Relative position | 2.4 MILES SOUTH OF LITTLE MILLIGAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carter(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Watauga Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Carter |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Martite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| (1) | -82.02206, 36.2812 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES-LAYERS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Walnut Mountain District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000065 |
KING, P.B., AND FERGUSON, H.W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERNMOST TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 311, 136P.
1923 RECON BAYLEY, TENN DIV GEOL
1960 COMPILE KING, P. B.,AND FERGUSON, H. W.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORES CRUSHED AND METAMORPHOSED MAY HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED-PRE SHEARING WITH RESULTANT ALTERATION OR POST SHEARING AND SUBSEQUENTLY METAMORPHOSED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1972 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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