| Deposit ID | 10025710 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001638 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | W.S. Mallicoat Prospect |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.50406, 36.33953 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 427 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | PROSPECT IS ON PUNCHEON CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grainger(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dutch Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Grainger |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock type qualifier | light blue, fine-grained | ||||
| Rock unit name | Knox Group | ||||
| Rock description | Knox Group, Light Blue, Fine-Grained Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| Ore Body (1) | -83.50406, 36.33953 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Strike Belt |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| Discoverer | C.B. Comstock |
| District name | Copper Ridge Zinc District |
|---|---|
| District name | East Tennessee zinc district |
| District name | Mascot-Jefferson City zinc district |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. S. Mallicoat |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001638 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470570015 | MRDS dep_id 10201914 merged into 10025710. |
SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULL. 31, 165 P.
MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.
1924 GEOLMAP SECRIST, M.H., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
SECRIST, M.H., 1924, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 31.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS REPORTEDLY (SECRIST) IN A TWO-FOOT BRECCIATED BED IN THE NORTH CUT, 840 FEET BELOW THE TOP OF THE KNOX GROUP. NO ORE SEEN IN PLACE, BUT BOULDERS ON DUMP CONTAINED SMALL VEINLETS AND IRREGULAR MASSES OF SPHALERITE, DOLOMITE, CALCITE, AND CHERT WHICH FORM A MATRIX FOR THE BRECCIA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-73 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Tennessee Division Of Geology | Tennessee Division of Geology |
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