| Deposit ID | 10025693 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001615 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snowflake Fluorite Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.50875, 36.70425 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 549 |
| Relative position | 1.0 KM SOUTHEAST OF FARLEY CHAPEL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Scott(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gate City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bristol(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork Holston(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Scott |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Calcium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Honaker Dolomite, Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Honaker Dolomite, Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Nolichucky and Honaker Formations |
|---|
| Width | 1.52M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1938 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001615 |
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, FILE REPORT, KNOXVILLE
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Fagan, James M. | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.