| Deposit ID | 10025412 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001275 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Stiner Prospects |
| Alternate or previous names | Davis Prospects |
| Related records | 10226905 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.82934, 36.3962 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Union(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ausmus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Powell(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Union |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | 5-15% ZN IN CUTS 1 AND 2. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Copper Ridge Dolomite;Nolichucky Shale, Upper Dolomite Unit Of Maynardville Limestone Member | ||
| Rock description | Copper Ridge Dolomite;Nolichucky Shale, Upper Dolomite Unit Of Maynardville Limestone Member | ||
| |||
| (1) | -83.82934, 36.3962 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Powell River Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne-Trending Shear Zones |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | G. S. Stiner |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001275 |
BROKAW, A. L., RODGERS, JOHN, KENT, D. F., LAURENCE, R. A., AND BEHRE, C. H. JR., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE POWELL RIVER AREA, CLAIBORNE AND UNION COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: USGS BULL. 1222-C, 55 P.
SECRIST, M. H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 31, 165 P.
HICKMAN, R. C., 1948, G. S. STINER ZINC PROSPECT, UNION COUNTY, TENNESSEE: USBM RI 4202, 2 P.
1966 GEOLMAP BROKAW, A. L., ET AL; REPOR
BROKAW, A. L., ET AL, 1966, USGS BULL. 1222-C
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 800 FT. BELOW BASE OF CHEPULTEPEC DOLOMITE. BROKAW INTERPRETS DRILLING RESULTS AND INDICATING THAT AREA PROSPECTED IS A SHEAR ZONE OF UNDETERMINED WIDTH, WITHIN WHICH "SPHALERITE IN VEINLETS AND IRREGULAR MASSES.....OCCURS WITHIN THE MASS OF BRECCIATED DOLOMITE". ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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