| Deposit ID | 10025379 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001237 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lonsdale Adit, Southwest |
| Related records | 10201935 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.31713, 35.22844 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.65 MI. SE OF IRONSBURG CHURCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Monroe(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Farner(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(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 | Monroe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Result | METASANDSTONE CONTAINED LESS THAN 0.02 PPM GOLD. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ocoee Series, Unit 3 , Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Ocoee Series, Unit 3 , Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -84.31713, 35.22844 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending, Asymmetric Folds |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.04M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Coker Creek Gold District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lonsdale Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001237 |
ASHLEY, G. H., 1911, THE GOLD FIELDS OF COKER CREEK, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE, V. 1, P. 78-107.
ROVE, O. N., 1926, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS, 92 P.
HALE, R. C., 1973, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE COKER CREEK DISTRICT, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, IN PRESS.
1968 GEOLMAP TVA REPOR
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS ALONG JOINTS IN COARSE- TO VERY COARSE-GRAINED, ARKOSIC METASANDSTONES OF UNIT 3 ARE TYPICALLY DEVOID OF GOLD. ENTRANCE TO ADIT IS IN METASILTSTONE. THIS IS ONE OF ONLY A FEW LOCALITIES IN DISTRICT WHERE UNWEATHERED ANKERITE WAS OBSERVED IN VEIN QUARTZ. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1973 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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