| Deposit ID | 10025549 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001445 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | F. M. Day Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Cupp & Watson Prospect |
| Related records | 10274745 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.7085, 36.45758 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1500 FT. S. OF WATSON CHAPEL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Claiborne(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clouds(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 | Claiborne |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Copper Ridge Dolomite; Bluish-Gray, Fine-Grained Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Copper Ridge Dolomite; Bluish-Gray, Fine-Grained Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -83.7085, 36.45758 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Powell River Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Joint Sets Striking N 40 To 60 Deg W; N 40 To 85 Deg E |
| Strike | N 50 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | NONE |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Leonard Cupp (Surface Rights); W. P. Day (Mineral Rights) |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 12.19M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001445 |
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 GEOLMAP 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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 180 FT. BELOW BASE OF CHEPULTEPEC DOLOMITE. GALENA IS DISSEMINATED IN BED WITHOUT APPARENT RELATION TO JOINTS. MINERALIZATION IS IRREGULAR AND SPARSE. ; 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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