| Deposit ID | 10025415 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001278 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cox Prospects Mine |
| Related records | 10154083, 10184453, 10251110 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.84518, 36.3887 (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)
Federal lands
Other Federal Agencies(Department)
Department UND(Type of land area)
UND(Federal land areas administered by UND)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Union |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calamine | Ore |
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Greenockite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Copper Ridge Dolomite, Dark-Gray Crystalline Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Copper Ridge Dolomite, Dark-Gray Crystalline Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Conasauga Group |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Powell River Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fracture Surfaces And Fault Zone Trending N 82-85 Deg W. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Powell River Zinc And Lead District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 24.38M |
| Overall width | 4.57M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001278 |
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.
1924 COMPILE SECRIST, M. H., TENN. DIV. GEOL.; REPORT
1966 GEOLMAP BROKAW, A. L., ET AL; REPORT
BROKAW, A. L., ET AL, 1966, USGS BULL. 1222-C, SECRIST, M. H., 1924, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 700 FT. BELOW BASE OF CHEPULTEPEC DOLOMITE. SECRIST STATES THAT ORE CONSISTS OF "INTERMIXED MASSES AND VEINLETS OF SPHALERITE AND GALENA.....WHICH HAVE INVADED AND REPLACED THE BROKEN AND FRACTURED COUNTRY ROCK". ; 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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