| Deposit ID | 10025418 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001281 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Russell Prospect Mine |
| Related records | 10129316 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.84184, 36.39676 (WGS84) |
|---|
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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Maynardville Limestone Member Of Nolichucky Shale, Slightly Dolomitized Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Maynardville Limestone Member Of Nolichucky Shale, Slightly Dolomitized Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -83.84184, 36.39676 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Powell River Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Limestone Pinnacles Show Conspicuous Fractures Trending N 66 Deg. E. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Powell River Zinc And Lead District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001281 |
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.
PURDUE, A. H., 1912, THE ZINC DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 14, 69 P.
1912 COMPILE PURDUE, TENN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; REPORT
1966 GEOLMAP BROKAW, A. L., ET AL; REPORT
BROKAW, A. L., ET AL, 1966, USGS BULL. 1222-C
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1200 FT. BELOW BASE OF CHEPULTEPEC DOLOMITE. BROKAW STATES THAT MINERALIZATION RELATED TO CONSPICUOUS SET OF FRACTURES TRENDING N 66 DEG E. ; 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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