| Deposit ID | 10025750 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001685 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dougherty Zinc Prospect |
| Related records | 10178597 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.93678, 36.32703 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.9 MILE EAST OF DRY HILL CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Johnson(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elk Mills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Boone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Johnson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Result | MERCURY CONTENT OF HOST ROCK IS 2 PPM. MERCURY CONTENT OF VARIOUS COLORED SPHALERITES: YELLOW (214 PPM), DARK GREEN (105 PPM), DARK RED (22 PPM), AND RED (8 PPM). |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Shady Dolomite, Bluish-Gray, Medium-Grained Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Shady Dolomite, Bluish-Gray, Medium-Grained Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.93678, 36.32703 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Strike Belt |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dougherty Family |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001685 |
KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., AND RODGERS, J., 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275 P.
MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 28, 40 P.
KING, P.B., AND FERGUSON, H.W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERNMOST TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 311, 136 P.
1944 COMPILE KING, P.B., ET AL, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 52
1960 GEOLMAP KING & FERGUSON, PROF. PAPER 311
1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RUBY-RED, YELLOW, DARK REDDISH-BROWN, AND GREENISH SPHALERITE OCCURS ALONG FRACTURES IN DOLOMITE. ALL COLORED VARIETIES MAY OCCUR IN THE SAME HAND SPECIMEN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1973 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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