| Deposit ID | 10025687 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001608 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Thomas Iron Bank |
| Alternate or previous names | Ward Iron Bank |
| Related records | 10300145 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.09873, 36.55786 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.35 MILE NORTHEAST OF HOLSTON VALLEY SCHOOL; 2.0 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOLSTON VALLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sullivan(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Holston Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bristol(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Holston(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Sullivan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | FE-47.32% |
|---|---|
| Result | SI02-4.12% |
| Result | AL203-1.23% |
| Result | CA0-8.12% |
| Result | MG0-4.48% |
| Result | TI02-0.09% |
| Result | S-0.14% |
| Result | P-0.07% |
| Result | IGN. LOSS-12.12%(COMPOSITE SAMPLE IMPURE HEMATITE) |
| (1) | -82.09873, 36.55786 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rock Brecciated |
| Strike | N 60 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 32 DEG NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1880-1912 |
| District name | Holston Valley District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 35.36M |
| Overall width | 13.41M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001608 |
MONEYMAKER, B.C., 1961, OCCURRENCE OF IRON ORE MINERALS IN THE UPPER KNOX DOLOMITE IN SULLIVAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR. V. 36, NO. 1, P.23-37.
MAHER, S.W., 1964, THE BROWN IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 19, 63 P.
1961 RECON T.V.A., REPORT
1964 COMPILE TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
MONEYMAKER, B.C. TENN. ACAD. SCI. JOUR. V. 36
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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